Custom polymer structures can now be 3D printed inside living cells using laser-based fabrication, opening paths to intracellular sensors, cell tracking tags, and embedded microlasers.

A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

Human cells are extremely small and tightly packed – at about 20 micrometers across, ...

Cells do more than carry out chemical reactions. New theoretical work suggests they may also generate usable electrical ...

Mitochondrial dysfunction is associated with various chronic diseases and cancers, including neurodegenerative diseases and ...

3D printing technology has already transformed the field of biomedical research by allowing scientists to produce soft tissue, replacement windpipes, and working hearts on a whim. But each of these ...

Researchers at Colorado State University have determined how to use artificial intelligence to modify antibodies so they act ...

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

A cell nucleus reconstituted in vitro in Xenopus laevis (African clawed frog) egg extract. Left image shows a fluorescence image where DNA has been stained and right image shows a density map of the ...

Perovskite solar cells have long been the most exciting “almost there” technology in clean ...