Scientists have attempted to map the human cell since the first microscope was invented more than 400 years ago. But many components of the cell still remain uncharted. "We know each of the proteins ...

Self-reproduction is certainly one of the most important properties of biological cells (organisms). In previous work 1, the central role of ribosomes (ribosomal protein complexes) in cellular ...

Lipids are fatty molecules that play critical roles in cell function, including membrane structure, energy storage and nutrient absorption. Most lipids are made in a cell organelle called the ...

Human cells are organized across a spatial hierarchy of components, ranging from small protein complexes at the scale of nanometres to large condensates, compartments and organelles at the scale of ...

Life’s fundamental structure is the cell, and so the main things that a cell does — processing biomolecules, growing, replicating its genetic material and producing a new body — are considered ...