The essential role played by a protein in the functioning of cells is revealed in new work from the laboratory of Université ...

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For a long time, almost all attention was on the motile cilia because their function was readily observable. But scientists, starting with Alexander Kowalevsky had reported the presence of single ...

Although the bloody jelly resembles a jellyfish, it is, in fact, a ctenophore, or comb jelly. These organisms differ from jellyfish because they lack nematocysts, the characteristic stinging cells in ...

Here we propose a benchmark for ciliary propulsion in paraboloidal flows. We first consider the axisymmetric problem, with the microorganisms on the centreline of the background flow, and derive exact ...

These include the: iris, which is the colored part of the eye that surrounds the pupil choroid, which helps the lens focus ciliary body, which contains a ring of muscle that sits behind the iris ...

"That's a natural mechanism to reset the ciliary movement of mucus. We're also exposed to pollen in the early morning as its ...

Lens Transparent, bi-convex, flexible disc behind the iris. It is attached to the ciliary muscles by the suspensory ligaments. Refracts light to focus it onto the retina. The amount of refraction ...

Use of an eye ultrasound may quickly and safely identify children with brain drainage tube failure in the emergency department, according to a new study. The research will be presented at the ...

ReCode Therapeutics, a clinical-stage genetic medicines company using tissue-specific delivery to power the next wave of mRNA ...