Proteins are the infinitely varied chemicals that make cells work, and science has a pretty good idea how they are made. But ...

Location of ribosomes in neuronal cell membranes (IMAGE) University of Michigan. Caption. In this representation, the red background is the cytosol, and ribosomes are in light green. tRNAs ...

Ribosome profiling has the power to interrogate —in vivoand on a global scale — what is being translated, how this translation is regulated and where in the cell the translation of specific ...

The molecular machines that cells use to build proteins are backed by a billion years of evolution. In that time, these machines—ribosomes—have become exceptionally good at forging amide bonds ...

A new tool called PHOTON, developed by scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center, can identify RNA molecules at their native locations within cells—providing valuable clues to where different RNA ...

This study has also revealed why human ribosomes are slower. The findings have been reported in Nature. There are many antibiotics that work by targeting the ribosomes in bacterial cells. If cells can ...

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

Learn about the ultrastructure and organelles of animal, plant, fungal and bacterial cells. BBC Bitesize Scotland revision for SQA National 5 Biology.

Cells change their ribosomes when they receive a danger signal from the immune system, the new study showed. “They change the balance toward a type of ribosome that has a flexible arm sticking ...

Cancer cells manipulate their ribosomes to evade the immune system's detection. Ribosomes are more diverse and dynamic than previously understood, affecting immune response. Understanding ribosome ...