A world-first artificial cell can chase chemicals using only a membrane, an enzyme, and a pore—no DNA or motors needed.

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have created the world's simplest artificial cell capable ...

All life is connected in a vast family tree. Every organism exists in relationship to its ancestors, descendants, and cousins ...

Using mathematical analysis of patterns of human and animal cell behavior, scientists say they have developed a computer ...

Gut support cells communicate with surprising precision – like brain neurons – using tiny extensions to send instructions to ...

Immune responses rely on the efficient movement of immune cells within the complex and geometrically unpredictable ...

Intercellular communication is a fundamental aspect of cell biology, enabling cells to exchange messages with their ...

New method developed by UTSW researchers removes mysterious organelles from stem cells and embryos to uncover their roles.

Bacterial cell division, a process wherein a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells, represents one of the ...

In a scientific first, researchers from Vanderbilt University and the University of California, San Diego, have generated a high-resolution metabolic "map" of how cells orchestrate glucose processing, ...