nucleus
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The nucleus acts as the cell's control center.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
Without HSL in the nucleus, fat cells may lose their ability to stay healthy and properly maintain adipose tissue.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
Proteins found in the nucleus often help control cell growth, repair, metabolism, and communication.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
"For years, we've used these equations to study how chromatin, which is the folded state of DNA inside the nucleus, organizes itself inside living cells," says Shenoy.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
However, in 1932 a colleague of Rutherford’s at Cambridge, James Chadwick, discovered that the nucleus contained another particle, called the neutron, which had almost the same mass as a proton but no electrical charge.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
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