Cell division is the mechanism by which DNA is passed from one generation of cells to the next and ultimately, from parent organisms to their offspring. Although eukaryotes and prokaryotes both engage ...

When a cell is able to take up free DNA or RNA, it is termed “competent”. Some cell types or microbial species, such as Bacillus subtilis, 11 are naturally competent and they can be induced to uptake ...

Even larger human cells - like the skin cell - are 20 times smaller than a grain of salt. A red blood cell is much smaller than that. To allow us to see detail in these cells, we need the help of a ...

The structure of the cell, and its components, have largely been explored through methods such as protein fluorescent imaging and protein biophysical association. Now, researchers have combined ...