Researchers have developed a new optical coherence tomography (OCT) approach that can directly image coordination of tiny hair-like structures known as motile cilia in their natural environment. The ...

The researchers used their new technique to map and quantify cilia location, beat frequency, and motile coordination (metachronal wave) through tissue layers in the fallopian tube of a living mouse ...

Border regions can cause cilia to coordinate their motion creating a unidirectional wave that is essential for biological functions. Scientists proposed a new model describing this synchronized ...

Learn how developmental biologists at MSK solved a decades-old cellular mystery. Their findings will have an immediate and lasting impact on the understanding and treatment of ciliopathies, which ...

Some might say it looks like a finger. Others might see a worm. Scientists in the field often liken it to an antenna. The technical name is primary cilium.