What is a eukaryote? A eukaryote is any cell or organism that possesses a clearly defined nucleus. Eukaryotic cells form the foundation of complex, multicellular life, including apple trees, mushrooms ...

What is a prokaryotic cell? Prokaryotes are small, single-celled organisms with a simple structure. Unlike other cells, they don’t have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles. Instead, most ...

The glycocalyx surrounds each cell in the human body like a coat. This complex sugar layer plays a key role in the ...

A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered the atomic structure of a protein complex pivotal to ...

Understanding cell structure and function As imaging methods and workflows improve, researchers will be able to tackle some key questions in cell biology with different strategies.

The functions of biomolecules, including lipids, nucleic acids and especially proteins are determined to a great extent by their structure. This structure–function relationship is a foundation ...

Yale researchers and their colleagues in Hungary have discovered that cells in the hypothalamus — an area of the brain that controls functions like hunger and body temperature — play a major role in ...

Challenge individuals or small groups create a dynamic movable model of the different organelles and cell structures that emulate the real movement, function, and dynamic nature of each structure. As ...

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