But scientists, starting with Alexander Kowalevsky had reported the presence of single (nonmotile) cilia in a variety of vertebrate cells (Kowalevsky 1867). These solitary and apparently ...

In a petri dish, these cells spontaneously reorganize into multicellular structures that can move, heal, and interact with ...

Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, which serve various functions ...

However, again to the scientists’ surprise, the cilia on pancreatic cells deviated from this expected arrangement and had eight outer microtubule doublets and a central microtubule doublet or singlet.

Proteins in the sheath of cellular protrusions control how effectively cells can adhere to surfaces. Biological cells often ...

Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck together.

Inside the human airway, a certain cell type reigns supreme: multiciliated cells, decorated with dozens of hair-like cilia all beating in tandem. These cells are responsible for clearing out foreign ...

The physics of how a quirky pond organism filters the water for food provides new insights into a possible driver of early evolution.

Biological cells often possess thin, hair-like protrusions on their surface known as cilia, which serve various functions ranging from movement to sensing environmental signals. Researchers from ...