Scientists Just Discovered the Hidden Trick That Keeps Your Cells Alive
Cells use a surprising “pearling” motion to evenly distribute mitochondrial DNA. This newly uncovered process may be key…
The hydrodynamic torque dipole from rotary bacterial flagella powers symmetric discs
Bacteria are torque dipoles and swim in circles As our observations were performed near the bottom of a…
Why ‘quantum proteins’ could be the next big thing in biology
Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For…
A “Masterpiece” – For the First Time, Scientists Keep a Mammalian Cochlea Alive Outside the Body
In his final breakthrough, A. James Hudspeth’s team sustained a living sliver of mammalian cochlea ex vivo and…