Image of the Day, cell & molecular biology

A zinc-sensing protein found in fruit fly intestines regulates the insect’s growth and feeding behavior.

Three-dimensional polymer matrices offer researchers a new representation of the extracellular matrix that can be used to study the growth of cancer cells.

Scientists have developed a tissue-clearing protocol that allows them to peer into entire, transparent human organs.

Planarian flatworms grow to double their normal size when scientists inhibit a gene that suppresses growth.

The DNA-protein complex has branches that fold back on themselves.

A single-celled organism has an energy-producing enzyme with unique features.

A growth factor treatment helps improve cardiac functioning after heart attack in pigs.

Thin strands tend to be stronger than thick ones.

Normal hair growth can lead to infection during cancer treatment.

See the winners of the American Society for Cell Biology’s fluorescence imaging competition.

Macrophages transport HIV-like particles into lymph nodes during infection.

An enzyme blocker is highly effective at treating intestinal parasitic infection in mice.

Cellular innards can reorganize themselves to form structures similar to cells.

Studies of the rosette-like structure can reveal clues to brain recovery after injury.

A variety of yeasts collected near Woods Hole, Massachusetts, show unconventional cell division.

New nanoprobes allow researchers to study large-scale electrical activity of cells with greater precision.

New methods of visualizing tissue are presented at the Society for Neuroscience meeting.

Endolysosome leakiness allows tau to build up in cells.

Microtubules need actin to disassemble focal adhesions, allowing for cell movement.