The first-ever synthetic multicellular organism is ready to come to life after a Sydney breakthrough 10 years in the making.

Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

Imaging wall-less plant cells every six minutes for 24 hours revealed how the cells build their protective barriers.

While medical centers use ultrasound daily, so far this technology has not been capable of observing body tissues at the scale of cells. Physicists have now developed a microscopy technique based on ...

A breakthrough in imaging technology promises to transform our understanding of the inner workings of living cells, and ...

Damage to the mitochondria, the “power plants” of the cells, contributes to many diseases. Researchers from Heinrich Heine ...

A field known as synthetic biology has become one of the most highly anticipated in science. Its outputs range from golden ...

Mar. 27, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping the building blocks of life. Their study reveals that calcium ions help determine the molecular 'handedness ...

Opaque solar cells are known to induce shade avoidance syndrome in plants. This can cause morphological adaptations, including changes in chlorophyll content and an increased leaf area, as well as a ...

After abscission, non-epidermal residuum cells specify de novo into epidermal ... which occurs in three stages and balances plant protection and growth in an effective manner.