The solution is said to be in equilibrium – there is therefore no net movement in one direction. Water leaves the cell by osmosis. The cytoplasm shrinks and pulls away from the cell wall.

Scientists reveal how filopodia help cancer spread. The breakthrough could improve treatments that stop cancer cells from invading tissues.

Nucleus Carries genetic information and controls what happens inside the cell Plant and animal cells Mitochondria Where respiration takes place, releasing energy for the cell Plant and animal ...

Louis has found that cells can generate and use lower force yet move faster than cells generating and using high forces, turning the age-old assumption of force on its head. The laboratory of Amit ...

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 ...

"This coordinated cooperation of the nerve cells could enable the brain to distinguish particularly relevant optical signals, such as the recognition of contrast or movement, from other less ...