Some cells, such as immune cells, are highly mobile—they constantly remodel their shape, migrate toward a wound that needs to ...

The first full-length structures of two heat shock chaperone proteins in a complex reveal the key structural region ...

The first full-length structures of two heat shock chaperone proteins in a complex reveal the key structural region regulating their function, according to a new study from St. Jude Children's ...

How does skin hold you in? How do heart cells beat together? Researchers at UC Davis are exploring how structures called desmosomes, which stick cells together, function and react to mechanical stress ...

Researchers have identified how to encourage tumors to build their own immune hubs—structures that look and function like ...

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 ...

In 2020 biologist Michael Levin and his colleagues reported that they had made “biological robots” by shaping clusters of cells into tiny artificial forms that could “walk” around on surfaces. Levin’s ...