A typical neuron is composed of three main structures: the cell body, axon, and dendrites. The cell body is where most of the cellular organelles are located, including the nucleus, which contains the ...

Researchers at HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus wanted to understand where and how genes are expressed as RNA and proteins in the cell during development and how this organization controls developmental ...

What might be mistaken for a waterslide in this image is actually the breathing tube, or trachea, of a dragonfly. This tube connects to openings in the insect's exoskeleton (outer “shell”) called ...

This glacial blue, gold, and red tapestry is a cross section through the junction between the head and the abdomen of a zebrafish. Here we can see the muscles, veins, and surrounding tissue within the ...