Specialised cell type Animal or plant cell? Function Features of cell that allow it to perform its function Beta cell (in pancreas) Animal Releases hormone insulin Uses its genetic instructions to ...

Many cells in multicellular organisms are specialised. They have specific roles in the organism of which they are part. Their structure is adapted to their function. They are often grouped ...

Neurons are specialized cells that receive and send signals to other ... For example, in unmyelinated C fibers that conduct pain or temperature (0.4–1.2 μm in diameter), conduction velocity ...

For Caetano-Anolles, co-evolution from a single common ancestor seems to be the most likely origin of viruses and bacteria.

Researchers in Finnmark, Norway’s northernmost county, might also have found the answer to what happened to the first ...

Unlike prokaryotes, eukaryotic cells also possess internal membranes that encase their organelles and control the exchange of essential cell components. Both types of membranes have a specialized ...

Moderate intake of both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beer causes mild changes in red blood cell membrane lipid composition without impacting membrane fluidity.

The researchers found that treating the worms with a form of vitamin K2 (specifically, a type called MK-4) seemed to fix many ...

The solar photovoltaic industry is growing in leaps and bounds as constant technological improvements work to position solar ...

Clinical trials are about to begin for a spinal injury treatment using a "bridge" – made of stem cells from the patients’ own ...

While it can be difficult to repair damaged hair once the breakage has happened, there are plenty of things you can do to ...

A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes has been able to stop taking insulin after a groundbreaking stem cell treatment.