Cells manage a wide range of functions in their tiny package — growing, moving, housekeeping, and so on — and most of those functions require energy. But how do cells get this energy in the first ...

Researchers at Hebrew University use RNA trans-splicing to program cells for disease detection ...

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," which enables researchers to better understand how human cells function and ...

The molecular machinery that normally builds proteins inside cells has now taken on a new role as a "switch." A research team ...

The cells in human bodies are subject to both chemical and mechanical forces. But until recently, scientists have not understood much about how to manipulate the mechanical side of that equation. That ...

Selecting specific cells to be used in an investigational therapy has led to improved recovery of heart function in a new study employing a lab model for myocardial infarction, the medical term for ...

Discover SpudCell, the synthetic cell created from lifeless chemicals that eats, grows, and reproduces, bringing us closer to ...

Could this work to prevent blindness and eventually turn back the clock in other organs too?

Anxiety and depression disorders are pervasive mental health issues that affect millions globally, transcending age and ...

When injected into mice with retinal disease, the special retinal blood cells integrated into the damaged tissue to ...