A research team from the School of Biomedical Sciences at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), ...

A system once tied to DNA organization in cyanobacteria has evolved into a structure that shapes the cell itself. This shift ...

A new method developed at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions allows researchers to better understand how RNA works. The method, published in Molecular Cell, is a powerful ...

A novel, freely available AI tool has cut the time it takes to determine chromatin structure from days to minutes. The 3D structure of DNA is important for controlling cell-specific gene expression ...

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 division during the early stage of embryo development is a trade-off between speed and accuracy; the cells need to ...

Bioprinting is a bioengineering technique that utilizes the principles of 3D printing to build 3D tissue-like structures out of bioinks mixed with living cells. First making an appearance in 1988, ...

Researchers have reported advances in three separate fields: a new fluorescent probe for imaging centrioles and cilia, a fungus that withstands Mars-like conditions, and rising colorectal cancer ...