A tiny bubble of lipids, enzymes and DNA has done something biologists have chased for years: it carried out a full cycle of ...

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a ...

This video explains the stages of mitosis, contrasts them with meiosis and the creation of haploid gametes, and concludes by ...

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

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 ...

When a human cell prepares to split into two daughter cells, it must first construct a tiny internal machine called the ...

Inside every cell are lipid molecules that make up cellular membranes, helping organelles communicate and respond to stress.

Embedded in the boundary between the inside and outside of each cell are membrane proteins. They act as first responders by ...

The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) today announced the presentation of new clinical data from the ...

Cancer arises when the normal controls on cell growth, differentiation and death are subverted. Under physiological conditions, cells proliferate only in response to external stimuli, replicate their ...

A Science Immunology Review explains how memory B cells acquire diverse molecular, epigenetic, and tissue-specific programs ...