The cells of all animals—including humans—are characterized by their ability to adhere particularly well to surfaces in their ...

During early development, tissues and organs begin to bloom through the shifting, splitting, and growing of many thousands of ...

AMES, Iowa – Certain bonds connecting biological cells get stronger when they’re tugged. Those bonds could help keep hearts together and pumping; breakdowns of those bonds could help cancer cells ...

Artistic rendering of cellulose biosynthesis with zoomed in view. Individual cellulose chains (dark brown) are synthesized by plasma membrane-bound (purple) cellulose synthase enzyme complexes (cream) ...