(A) Histone staining images and OI-DIC density imaging of human living cells in the interphase (the phase between cell divisions, left) and mitotic phase (right). The bottom two rows are OI-DIC ...

Cellular structures are shaped by hydrogen and ionic bonds, plus van der Waals and hydrophobic forces. In cells crowded with macromolecules, a little-known and distinct force-the "depletion attraction ...

(Left) Schematic of depletion attraction in interphase live cells with soluble macromolecules in the cytoplasm (light-blue), nucleoplasm (gray), and nucleolus (dark gray). The cytoplasm, nucleus, and ...

Gelation of colloidal nanocrystals emerged as a strategy to preserve inherent nanoscale properties in multiscale architectures. However, available gelation methods to directly form self-supported ...

Our results suggest that the rise in depletion attraction renders chromosomes more rigid, ensuring accurate chromosome transmission during cell division (Figure 2)," said Iida. "Our novel light ...