Certain cells have an unusual shape that is similar to an oak leaf or puzzle piece, and researchers have found that the form of these cells helps them withstand dramatic changes in volume. These cells ...

It’s only through human creations that shapes with straight lines and pointed angles are common. A team of mathematicians has discovered a new class of shapes they call “soft cells.” ...

Apart from carrying the information to encode proteins in, RNA molecules can adopt intricate 2D and 3D structures.

Apart from carrying the information to encode proteins in, RNA molecules can adopt intricate 2D and 3D structures. Specifically, the same RNA molecule can switch between ON and OFF structures, ...