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 ...

Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from the University of Virginia and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have ...

What at first seemed like an artifact in the images turned out to be a new organelle that may be involved in sorting, recycling and discarding proteins within human cells. Ebrahim likened the ...

The team used human stem cells to create embryo-like structures dubbed “hematoids” that mirror some features of early human ...

Entamoeba histolytica is a single-cell parasite that causes intestinal disease, but sometimes invades the body, attacking cells and creating liquefying abscesses. UC Davis parasitologist Katherine ...

If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life, we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

E. histolytica kills at least 50,000 people every year. Microbiologists have a battle plan. By Andrew Paul Published May 12, 2025 3:34 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, ...

A new organelle has been discovered in human cells — and scientists call it a "hemifusome." Like the full-size organs in our bodies, the organelles within cells are specialized structures that carry ...