The cilium (pl.: cilia; from Latin cilium ' eyelash '; in Medieval Latin and in anatomy, cilium) is a short hair-like membrane protrusion from many types of eukaryotic cell. [1][2] (Cilia are absent in bacteria and …

Jan 5, 2026 · Much is known of Venezuela's fallen President Nicolás Maduro, but what about his wife, Cilia Flores?

Jan 6, 2026 · Cilia are microscopic, hair-like structures that project from the surface of nearly every cell in the human body. Though once thought to be simple evolutionary leftovers, modern research has …

Nov 8, 2023 · Cilia are tiny hair-like appendages present on the eukaryotic cell surface that provides a means of locomotion to different protozoans and animals. The term ‘cilia’ is a Latin term meaning …

Jan 5, 2026 · The spectacular capture of Venezuelan leader and strongman Nicolás Maduro by the United States has somewhat overshadowed the impact of the arrest of his wife, Cilia Flores, the …

Oct 30, 2023 · The cilium (plural: cilia) is a microtubule-based organelle that projects from the cellular membrane of many cells. Cilia can be divided into two types: motile and non-motile.

Jan 4, 2026 · Cilium, short eyelashlike filament that is numerous on tissue cells of most animals and provides the means for locomotion of protozoans of the phylum Ciliophora. Cilia may be fused in …

Jan 5, 2026 · Cilia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, was captured along with the president during the U.S. incursion into the country early Saturday. The two of them were …

Jan 10, 2026 · Primary cilia are antenna-like structures present on nearly every vertebrate cell type and play a critical role in cellular sensing and signal transduction, which are essential for development …

Cilia The Jackson Lab has a longstanding interest in understanding the biology and function of the primary cilium. This stems from our extensive work on interrogating cell cycle checkpoints and …