Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and researchers from University of Tokyo, Nagoya ...

Similar to a small cut that heals itself after a short time, individual cells in our body suffer "wounds" in their protective layer, the cell membrane, every day and have to repair them again.

Eventually, the concentration either side of the membrane will be the same ... Water leaves the cell by osmosis. The cytoplasm shrinks and pulls away from the cell wall. This process is called ...

Aging cells with weakened gene regulation spuriously transcribe RNAs ... but the team still needs to determine whether that’s a meaningful correlation and whether cryptic transcription interferes with ...

"Our findings reveal that aging significantly alters microglia, the resident immune cells of the brain, impairing their ability to respond effectively and protect the brain from challenges.

They allow the creation of novel transport channels that are large enough to facilitate the passage of therapeutic proteins across cell membranes. In this emerging field, Prof. Laura Na Liu ...

Most animal, plant and fungal cells contain organelles called mitochondria. These descendants of a primordial bacterial endosymbiont still preserve distinct genes and are known for their ability to ...