A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows membrane (green cubes), and ribosomes (yellow/purple) ...

A remarkably small bacterium containing fewer than 500 genes serves as the basis for one of the most detailed digital life ...

As we age, our cells don’t just wear down—they reorganize. Researchers found that cells actively remodel a key structure called the endoplasmic reticulum, reducing protein-producing regions while ...

As 2025 comes to a close, the editors at The Scientist asked researchers to reflect on the biggest breakthroughs in cell biology this year. They named advances in everything from embryo models for ...

Cell therapy is an advanced biomedical approach that utilizes living cells as therapeutic agents to treat disease or repair tissue. 4 Scientists isolate cells from a patient or a healthy donor and ...

It’s surprisingly difficult to feed cells. Across the country, temperature-controlled trucks cart around vats of liquid that scientists use to grow cells. These vats are heavy and high-maintenance, as ...

Dr Priyanka Dey has secured funding to develop a new technique that will give us a richer understanding of what cancer cells ...