Cells aren’t as passive as scientists once thought—they actively create internal currents to move proteins quickly and efficiently. These “cellular winds” push materials to the front of the cell, ...
Scientists have identified a reason why certain crucial immune cells lose their vigour inside a tumour: their mitochondria become debilitated, according to a study 1 in mice. These immune cells, ...
After injury, the visual system can recover by growing new neural connections rather than replacing lost cells. Researchers found that surviving eye cells formed extra branches that restored ...