Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...

Lipids are fatty molecules that play critical roles in cell function, including membrane structure, energy storage and ...

As power plants and energy stores, mitochondria are essential components of almost all cells in plants, fungi and animals. Until now, it has been assumed that these functions underlie a static ...

Infrared vibrational spectroscopy at BESSY II can be used to create high-resolution maps of molecules inside live cells and ...

Researchers in Göttingen, Germany, have elucidated the structure and function of otoferlin, a protein that plays a crucial ...

Researchers at the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim, together with international partners, have ...