In eukaryotic cells, many new proteins begin life in an organelle known as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). From there, they are taken to the side of the Golgi apparatus (Fig. 1) facing the ER (the cis ...

Of all the components in a conveyor system, the drive mechanism is the most expensive. It can account for as much as two-thirds the cost of the entire system, as well as 80% of the maintenance and ...

Sometimes a tongue acts like a pump — that’s the case for hummingbirds. But sometimes, reports Hanae Armitage for Science, a tongue can act more like a conveyor belt instead. The tongue in question ...

The five-year-old, named locally as Hinata Goto, reportedly fell near the top of the lift, which carries skiers on a conveyor ...

Researchers have known for decades that human cells migrate by circulating cell surface adhesion receptors from one part of the cell to another. These adhesion receptors, called integrins, are ...

A man died after getting caught in a conveyor belt mechanism he was working on at a UPS facility in Kansas City, Mo. The 25-year-old man, whose identity has not been released, was maintaining the ...