The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

One of the most detailed maps to date of meningioma, the most common brain tumor in adults, reveals how the tumor’s ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising navigation system in pigeons: iron-filled immune cells in the liver that may act like tiny magnetic sensors. Birds deprived of these cells struggled to find ...

Scientists used base editing to alter DNA in human embryos with unusual accuracy, raising hopes of fixing disease-causing mutations but also reviving fears over designer babies.

A new study led by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) describes the mechano-chemical mechanism by which the acidity of the cellular environment destabilizes microtubules, the "avenues" that ...

Using cryo-electron microscopy, the researchers could visualize antibodies glomming onto the surface of the measles virus. (Dawid Zyla Ph.D., La Jolla Institute for Immunology) Though a measles ...

Cell phone bans in schools are working—at least as far as keeping kids off their phones during school, according to a new working paper. But the bans, which have been touted by researchers, educators ...

A study published in Cell Research advances a central idea in stem cell biology by identifying a checkpoint that controls the identity of many different types of stem cells across developmental stages ...