Scientists in Japan have created hybrid plant-animal cells, essentially making animal cells that can gain energy from ...

For instance, researchers can use high resolution electron microscopy to take a snapshot through a thin cross-section or slice of a cell. In this way, they can see the structural detail and key ...

A groundbreaking image of mouse brain tumor cells took top honors at the 2024 Nikon Small World Competition. At first glance, ...

Most research on plant stem cells focuses on the tips of roots and shoots, where growth occurs in height. But biologist ...

From spines on neurons to pollen on an insect’s eye, the winners of Nikon’s Small World photo contest offer a kaleidoscopic glimpse into a tiny world.

Each component of a cell has its own function. Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm and mitochondria are four cell components that are found ...

Nikon Small World has unveiled the amazing images of teeny, tiny creatures living among us but rarely seen that won its 2024 Photomicrography Competition ...

The winners of the 2024 Nikon Small World Photomicrography Contest bring an incredible look at the miniature details that ...

If stem cells were able to multiply uncontrollably, this would lead to uncontrolled growth, as in the case of cancer. WOX5 is an important signaling molecule that regulates stem cells in the meristem.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is on the rise, and developing artificial kidneys from scratch could save millions of lives ...

To Alex Hughes, Assistant Professor in Bioengineering within Penn Engineering and in Cell and Developmental Biology within ...