From the bizarre creatures in the depths of the oceans to the bacteria inside our bodies, all life on Earth consists of cells. But we have only a very rough idea of how even the simplest of those ...
Ever since the cell was recognized as the basic unit of life almost 200 years ago, biologists have been on a quest to characterize and classify the myriads of distinct cell types that make up each ...
Understanding the human cell is vital to progress in the life sciences and to human health. Cells are the smallest, most basic unit of life responsible for all of life’s processes. A typical human ...