Plants and trees may seem pretty passive, but behind the scenes, their cells are working hard to put on a magic show. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how the processes of ...

Cellular respiration refers to the breakdown of glucose and other respiratory substrates to make energy carrying molecules called ATP. Test your understanding of this process now.

Mitochondria are double membrane bound cytoplasmic organelles present in most eukaryotic cells. They are responsible for aerobic respiration, producing energy for the cell, which they achieve through ...

Prenylation is a three-step posttranslational lipid modification process in the maturation of a number of proteins involved in cell regulation. The majority of prenylated proteins belong to a group ...

Can the process of aging be delayed or even reversed? Research has shown that, in human cell lines at least, it can. They also found that the regulation of two genes involved with the production of ...

Nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role as an inter- and intra-cellular messenger, acting in the cardiovascular system, in the nervous system and as a component of the immune system 1. NO is a ...