A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a ...

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have discovered that SYCP1, a protein previously thought to function only during ...

With the aid of physical forces—in this case, sound—it is possible to actively steer the formation of engineered tissue. For ...

The SpudCell certainly resembles a living cell, but a key structure inside the cell falls short of the real thing ...

The goal of creating synthetic cells is not to replace nature, but to learn more deeply about biology and reengineer it to ...

For centuries, humanity has wrestled with a profound question: what truly separates non-living matter from actual, breathing ...

Prairie Harm Reduction executive director Jason Mercredi plans to reach out to the mayor's office and police board to launch a discussion on decriminalization before the board's next meeting. An ...

With this breakthrough scientists could design synthetic cells to deliver targeted medicines, fight diseases, or produce insulin and other important drugs more efficiently.

Created from 150 components, including lipids, ribosomes, enzymes, and DNA, in the lab. At the core of the design are 36 ...

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 ...

Tiny, quivering spheres designed to feed and multiply raise prospect of artificial organisms to make drugs, food and fuel ...

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