The researchers' findings, reported in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, which involve radial spoke 3 (RS3), help answer some fundamental questions about how motile cilia work and could ...

Some of the body's cells stay put for life, while others are free to roam. To move, these migratory cells rely on filopodia—sensitive, finger-like protrusions that reach out from the cell membrane ...

Over the last few decades, physical principles have been proposed to explain some biological processes and functions. However ...

Cells are the smallest unit of life and the building blocks for all organisms. Each component of a cell has its own function. Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. Nucleus, cell ...

Embryonic development is one of the most dynamic biological processes in nature. Cells and tissues organize and reorganize ...

Many promising therapies fail because preclinical models do not fully capture the complexity of the human heart. A new review explores how 3D cardiac constructs could improve disease modelling, drug ...