
Did scientists just create synthetic life?
The SpudCell certainly resembles a living cell, but a key structure inside the cell falls short of the real thing

Did scientists just create synthetic life?
The SpudCell certainly resembles a living cell, but a key structure inside the cell falls short of the real thing

Chee-Huat Linus Eng
Creating techniques to allow scientists to see biological processes in real time


Jaye Gardiner
Learning how the matrix around cells and tissues impacts cancers

Trevor GrandPre
Building models to understand how self-organizing structures in cells lead to disease

Aviv Regev
The biotech executive talks about how we are currently at an inflection point in biomedical science and how frustration can be a good thing

Randy Schekman
The Nobel laureate on how resilience can help young scientists succeed and why governmental support of science should be bipartisan

World-first: therapy to make cells young again given to a person
The first participant has been treated in a landmark clinical trial of cellular reprogramming, which aims to rejuvenate aging cells

Why ‘quantum proteins’ could be the next big thing in biology
Fluorescent proteins with a quantum upgrade could offer unprecedented views inside cells

Deadly ‘reverse’ cells can destroy us unless scientists stop them
Researchers are closer to making “reversed” cells that may wipe us off the planet

Serenading Cells with Audible Sound Alters Gene Activity
Audible sound can affect gene activity in mouse cells, boosting the attachment of muscle precursors to surrounding tissue and decreasing fat accumulation

Skin Cells ‘Scream’ for Help When Injured
Our skin’s epithelial cells send electrical signals like neurons to cry out for help

Vitamin D May Slow Cells’ Aging
Vitamin D supplements may help prevent the loss of telomeres, DNA sequences that shrink with aging, a large study shows. But the health effects aren’t yet clear