The Multi-Sensory Convergence Ladder: As signals ascend deeper into the fish’s forebrain, specifically into a structure called the pallium, single-sense neurons give way to multi-sensory cells. This ...

A growing number of new studies have found that, at least for some cells, death isn’t the end, but the beginning of something ...

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

In a study published in Science, USC researchers paired a biological discovery with an engineering feat to create more ...

In this case, the gene encoding T7 RNA polymerase was added to the SpudCell genome, and it was made by those artificial cells ...

A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

International nanoscientists publish a new blueprint reframing the protein corona as a programmable navigation interface to cross the blood-brain barrier.

Editor’s note: Illinois lawmakers passed Senate Bill 2427 after a 55-2 vote. CHICAGO (WGN) – With a few days left until the end of the legislative session, the future of a cell phone ban in schools ...