The nucleus is the double membrane limited structure within an eukaryotic cell that contains the chromosomes, and where the DNA is replicated or transcribed into RNA. The membrane is perforated by ...

Read the paper: Imaging shapes of atomic nuclei in high-energy nuclear collisions Research into nuclear structure usually involves deducing the shape of a nucleus by exciting it to a higher energy ...

A quark is an elementary particle that makes up protons and neutrons within the atomic nucleus. There are six types (called "flavors"): up, down, charm, strange, top, and bottom. Quarks interact ...