An international team of scientists has uncovered a surprising mechanism for how cells measure the length of messenger RNA (mRNA) tails. Rather than determining their size, cells time their growth ...

A steadily growing toolbox is giving researchers the ability to monitor and measure the physical forces that shape embryonic development. Embryonic development is like an elaborate stage production, ...

A new priority research paper, featured as the cover of Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 22, was published on December 29, 2024 ...

For our cells to proliferate, differentiate or migrate, the nucleus needs the help of its cytoskeleton, the scaffold surrounding the nucleus which provides cells with shape and solid structure. The ...

During meiosis, the cell division process central to sexual reproduction, all chromosomes must figure out where to destroy the protein cohesin—the molecular glue holding chromosomes together—and where ...