Biophysicist Seham Ebrahim of the University of Virginia and her team of researchers were observing mammalian cells when they ...

An electron microscope image of a mammalian cell with organelles depicted. In autophagy, some elements of a cell are degraded and recycled to generate nutrients and energy to sustain and preserve ...

A new organelle has been found by scientists at the University of Virginia (UVA). The super-small specialized structure has a ...

Viewing plant cells in 3-D (no glasses required) Date: June 9, 2014 Source: American Journal of Botany Summary: Focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM) has been used in both ...

The University of Colorado at Boulder has acquired two new state-of-the-art electron microscopes and a suite of complementing computers that are providing three-dimensional images of cellular ...

These resources are invaluable for scientists studying how organelles keep cells running, says Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz, a senior group leader and interim head of Janelia's new 4D Cellular ...

Breakthroughs in microscopy are illuminating organelle interactions, providing critical insights into cellular processes and ...

University of Virginia scientists discover new cell organelle called "hemifusome" that helps manage cellular recycling.

“George Palade was not only one of the leading scientists of his era, but was a pioneer in modern cell biology, using electron microscopy to study and describe subcellular structures for the ...

A further understanding of the organelle could pave the way for better treatment of genetic and neurodegenerative diseases.