Cells get nutrients from their environment, but where do those nutrients come from? Virtually all organic material on Earth has been produced by cells that convert energy from the Sun into energy ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology, Germany, have discovered a conserved developmental pattern known as the ...

Winners of the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition captured insects, cancer cells, cat claws and more ...

In new research done on mice, scientists point the finger at a small subset of blood stem cells, which make an outsized contribution to maintaining either a ... Oct. 24, 2024 — Researchers ...

Cells are the smallest unit of life and the building blocks for all organisms. Each component of a cell has its own function. Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. Nucleus ...

Oct. 24, 2024 — A new study conducted in roundworms finds that a common plastic ingredient causes breaks in DNA strands, resulting in egg cells with the wrong number ...

In the beginning, one cell becomes two, and two become four. Being fruitful, they multiply into a ball of many cells, a shimmering sphere of human potential. Scientists have long dreamed of ...

According to many experts, we may soon find ourselves using fuel cells to generate electrical power for all sorts of objects we use every day. A fuel cell is a device that uses a source of fuel ...

Stunning images that won at The 2024 Nikon Small World Photomicrography competition. The post 25 Images That Won At The 2024 ...

Nikon Instruments Inc. today announced the winners of the 50th annual Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition, ...