A handful of start-up firms are testing therapies that target specific epigenetic markers to treat everything from high ...

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

What if the mechanical properties of a cell could be programmed like the components of a machine? Researchers at the ...

Males of the species Drosophila melanogaster pack thousands of almost two-millimeter-long sperm cells into significantly smaller storage organs. A new study reveals how they move in an orderly manner ...

The cells lining skin capillaries are constantly sending each other messages—tiny pulses of calcium that help regulate blood flow, sense physical forces and keep vessel walls intact. Scientists have ...

Every year, bacteria kill more than a million people worldwide through infections that no longer respond to antibiotics. In ...

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A research team in Korea has developed a vaccine technology that delivers long-lasting immune protection from a single dose ...

About 60% of IVF attempts fail. Fertility clinics offer a long list of tests and procedures purported to boost their ...

Infected wounds pose a significant medical challenge, often leading to delayed healing and complications due to bacterial biofilms and excessive inflammation.