Scientists have often thought of cells as small, bustling cities with parts that resemble factories, power grids and shipping ...

When oil is dropped in water, the oil droplets stay separate. Cells can also use a system like this to separate or gather materials, encouraging various reactions and processes to occur. Scientists ...

Gastric cancer remains one of the world’s most lethal malignancies, and clinicians have long struggled to explain why patients with seemingly similar tumors can follow dramatically different c ...

Our cells' membranes have many functions. They not only provide mechanical protection but also precisely control which ...

Biomolecular condensates were long believed to be simple liquid blobs inside cells. Researchers have now uncovered that some are actually supported by fine protein filaments forming an internal ...

In prokaryotic cells, transcription (DNA to mRNA) and translation (mRNA to protein) are so closely linked that translation ...

G-quadruplexes (G4s) are four-stranded nucleic acid structures that regulate virtually all nucleic acid-dependent cellular processes. At present, most functional studies involving G4s have focused on ...

Scientists have uncovered details of the protective layer that surrounds the fine protrusions of cells. Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, ...

Biomedical research typically follows a familiar path: developing treatments that block, enhance or mutate certain signaling pathways, genes or proteins to change the function of different cells in ...

Deep in the brainstem sits a small but important cluster of neurons known as the locus coeruleus (LC), Latin for "blue place." It makes up a tiny fraction of the brain's cells but plays an important ...

The list below offers a representative sample of the courses you can expect in the study of cellular and molecular biology at DePauw. From theoretical foundations to practical experiences, these ...