Proteins in the sheath of cellular protrusions control how effectively cells can adhere to surfaces. Biological cells often ...

Scientists have uncovered details of the protective layer that surrounds the fine protrusions of cells ... including cryogenic electron tomography and electron microscopy, fluorescence microscopy ...

The first-ever synthetic multicellular organism is ready to come to life after a Sydney breakthrough 10 years in the making.

Israeli researchers have discovered that Aloe vera, the same plant used in countless skincare ... confocal microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The Aloe vera scaffolds successfully supported ...

The minerals formed molds of specialized cells containing pigment ... using a specialized camera system and examined microscopic structures with a scanning electron microscope that magnifies objects ...

A colorized electron microscope image of a tomato leaf stoma ... a type of organelle found in plant cells. While these resemble the mitochondria found in animal cells, chloroplasts are much ...

In the electron microscopy field ... processes and features in cells that were previously hidden. We look to include expand to closely aligned and complementary imaging techniques and how they are ...

LDL is often called “bad” cholesterol because when it accumulates in the blood, it can form plaque in the arteries, a condition known as atherosclerosis. This is a major risk factor for heart disease.

Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

The way we study plant cells ... a standard microscope. So, instead of a zoomed-in picture where individual elements may become blurred or distorted, the physical size of the cells increases ...

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose—a major constituent of all plant cell walls—a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers have captured images of the microscopic ...