Scientists have attempted to map the human cell since the first microscope was invented more than 400 years ago. But many components of the cell still remain uncharted. " We know each of the proteins ...

Scientists are learning how to revive faltering human cells by loading them with fresh power plants, effectively repairing ...

Mitochondria can lose power like batteries, but they can potentially be regenerated—a promising development than can be used ...

Scientists have now created an encyclopedia of gene function for all known human genes that code for protein. This data uses the most current and reliable data, and it has also been released on a ...

Researchers found that rabies virus uses a shape-shifting protein to hijack RNA and control vital cell functions. Viruses are astonishingly efficient, able to take over our cells and control essential ...

Inside human cells, biology has pulled off the ultimate packing job, figuring out how to fit six feet of DNA into a nucleus ...

Hormones coordinate different body functions by carrying messages through the bloodstream to target cells and tissues. Hormonal imbalances occur through inadequate or excess hormone synthesis, which ...

UCLA scientists have characterized the structure and function of a key survival protein in breast cancer cells that helps ...

Diesel exhaust particles can disturb the function of human brain immune cells, known as microglia, according to a recent ...

Tiny structures inside your cells keep your body alive by turning food into fuel. These structures, called mitochondria, ...