Understanding how cells transform into specialized types during human development is a central challenge in biology. This ...

A complex molecular machine, the spliceosome, ensures that the genetic information from the genome, after being transcribed ...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, ...

The model calculations in the present study show that proteins are therefore preferably synthesized in the branched, tapering ...

By reexamining 3D images used to map the connections between brain cells, researchers are uncovering new information about a small, elusive, and often overlooked cellular appendage.