Metabolism, far from being just a housekeeping function, underlies all changes in cell size and function ...

One of the most well-studied cellular responses is how they react during times of stress, such as when the temperature gets ...

Scientists have crossed a startling new frontier in bioengineering: they can now fabricate intricate three-dimensional ...

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical energy through constant motion in their membranes, offering a fresh way to think ...

What researchers know of human cells is pieced together like a scrapbook full of snapshots: division here, fertilization there, with maybe a bit of differentiation in between. While scientists know ...

There are more human cells in your body than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy! Cells are the fundamental building blocks of life but that... Why scientists want to build a cell from scratch ...

Thomasville Scholars Academy ninth graders in Jamie Gammel’s class went beyond merely labeling the parts of a cell, and elevated their thinking by connecting cell parts and functions with real-life, ...