Protection of Genetic Material: The nuclear envelope shields the DNA from the mechanical and chemical stresses of the ...

Kanazawa University, have discovered how a gene-regulating protein forms tiny liquid-like droplets inside the cell nucleus ...

The Structure of the Nucleus The electrons in an atom tend to occupy distinct shells. What about particles in the nucleus? The "magic numbers" of the isotope chart suggest that they also have a shell ...

Staphylococcus aureus is a prokaryotic organism. This means that, unlike eukaryotic cells (such as those in plants, animals, ...

Researchers at the Kennedy Institute have provided the most comprehensive overview to date of how the distinctive segmented ...

Scientists have uncovered how a newly discovered gene, NEK1, in which mutations have been linked to ALS cases, disrupts the function of the motor neuron and causes it to degenerate and die. The viral ...