Calcium is a near-universal signal cells use to communicate with each other. It's involved in all manner of biological ...

A new fluorescence microscopy technique that generates super-resolution images from a single camera exposure could help ...

Researchers at Delft University of Technology have demonstrated for the first time that nano-antennas can enhance the fluorescence of proteins in living human and other mammalian cells. Scientists ...

Chemists have built a microscopic hollow shell that behaves a little like a living cell, taking in raw ingredients and ...

In recent years, scientists have developed methods to measure a cell's transcriptome, or all the RNA produced by a cell, to ...

Imaging living cells in 3D Now, the team of scientists has managed to image specifically labeled cells in 3D with ultrasound. For the first time, they imaged living cells inside whole organs across ...

In a new study, researchers from the University of Tokyo, Harvard University, and the International Research Center for Neurointelligence have unveiled a technique for creating lifelike robotic skin ...

Using simple artificial cells, a research group led by Makito Miyazaki of the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan have uncovered fundamental physical principles that govern ...

Professor Suzannah Williams wishes she didn’t have to spend her days analyzing poop samples. It’s a dirty job; but someone’s got to do it. Biodiversity is rapidly dwindling, with wildlife populations ...

The lab-made cell pushing the boundaries of life, explained.