Scientists suggest increasing what is understood about exocytosis could one day inform many fields of applied science.

The discovery that tissues use electricity to expel unhealthy cells is part of a surge of renewed interest in the currents ...

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.

Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.

Key Points Years of studying natural surfaces-like the nanopillared wings of cicadas and dragonflies-have revealed a powerful ...

Human bodies are usually described as chemical engines, powered by glucose and oxygen. Yet a wave of new research suggests ...

Scientists have long known that cellular membranes vary in thickness, but measuring those differences inside actual cells has ...

An international group of researchers led by Pompeu Fabra University has discovered the nanomachine that controls ...

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

When the cell's recycling stations, the lysosomes, start leaking, it can become dangerous. Toxic waste risks spreading and ...

Scientists have transformed enigmatic cell structures, called vaults, into storage units for messenger-RNA molecules made in ...