An international team of microbiologists from the Medical University of Graz, the DSMZ—German Collection of Microorganisms ...

Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has ...

Some cell-shocking facts about these microscopic organisms — they may lack bones, bravado, or branding, but they are among ...

Researchers suggest the bacteria could be designed to detect pollution or nutrients, acting as sensors to help farmers ...

Allman, 66, compares the brains of people and other animals ... days later, microscope examination of the brain slices revealed it to be dotted with the distinctive spindle-shaped cells.

A new scientific breakthrough may soon offer hope for people affected by Alzheimer’s disease. A group of researchers in Spain ...

MD Our cells are surrounded by a scaffold of proteins that maintains a cell’s shape. Under an electron microscope, protein fibers called actin filaments look like braided ropes. Image produced ...

In a breakthrough with promising real-world applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers, and plant biologists ...

Researchers have developed a method to extract living cells from feces that they say could help conservationists better ...

When animals defecate, they shed living cells from their intestines ... Refining the technique — details of which are being kept tightly under wraps until it’s published in a peer-reviewed ...