Investigators have created computer-generated models to bridge the gap between 'test tube' data about neurons and the function of those cells in the living brain. Their study could help in the ...

Researchers have built a synthetic-cell platform that can be chemically adjusted in real time, sidestepping a long-standing ...

When oil is dropped in water, the oil droplets stay separate. Cells can also use a system like this to separate or gather ...

In eukaryotic cells, which are found in complex organisms including humans, little membrane-bound organelles carry out various functions. It's been suggested that these organelles, which all have ...

Creating artificial systems that mimic the functioning of cells is one of the goals of what is known as synthetic biology.