An easier-to-use technique for storing data in DNA is inspired by our cells

Encoding information in DNA has long seemed like a promising way to secure data for the long term, but so far it has required an expert touch.

Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it

The earliest cells likely didn't have membranes to separate and protect their components and chemistry away from a harsh surrounding environment. But they may have made do with rain.

Scientists Discover "Pause Button" in Human Development

Humans could also have a mechanism to temporarily slow down the development of an embryo.

Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms

Given the right conditions, certain types of cells are able to self-assemble into new lifeforms after the organism they were once part of has died.

Introduced Tardigrade Proteins Can Slow Metabolism In Human Cells

University of Wyoming researchers have gained further insight into how tardigrades survive extreme conditions and shown that proteins from the microscopic creatures expressed in human cells can slow down molecular processes.

Scientists reveal how first cells could have formed on Earth

Recently scientists have discovered one plausible pathway for how protocells may have first formed and chemically progressed to allow for a diversity of functions.

Human cells building 'molecular highways' captured for first time

Spanish Researchers have captured the world's first high-resolution images of the earliest moments of microtubule formation inside human cells.

Neuron Nurseries' Have Been Found Inside A Human Nose

The latest study suggests the area in the human nose seems to carry on producing neurons in our adulthood, based on an analysis of human tissue taken from seven middle-aged human donors.

New human cell structure discovered

A new structure in human cells has been discovered by Swedish researchers. The structure is a new type of protein complex that the cell uses to attach to its surroundings and proves to play a key part in cell division.

Japanese Researchers Create Human Egg Cells From Blood

Japanese researchers have successfully created immature human eggs out of stem cells, bringing us a step closer to make babies from skin cells.

Detailed atlas of the nervous system

Swedish researchers have created a systematic and detailed map of the cell types of the mouse nervous system. The researchers will now use the same methods to map out the human brain on a detailed level.

The 'Scutoid' Is Geometry's Newest Shape

Scientists have just defined a new shape called the scutoid (SCOO-toid) while studying epithelial cells, the building blocks of embryos that eventually end up forming our skin and lining our organs and blood vessels.

Harvard scientists map how a single cell builds an entire organism

Harvard researchers reported how they systematically profiled every cell in developing zebrafish and western claw-toed frog embryos to establish a roadmap revealing how one cell builds an entire organism.

Alzheimer's Gene is Neutralized in Human Brain Cells for the First Time

US Scientists managed to identify the gene that caused Alzheimer’s disease. Not only that, but they also managed to neutralize the gene so that it did not lead to Alzheimer’s development.

Artificial and biological cells work together as mini chemical factories

Researchers have fused living and non-living cells for the first time in a way that allows them to work together, paving the way for new applications.