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Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the boundaries of life, death and medicine
Biobots could one day be engineered to deliver drugs and clear up arterial plaque. Kriegman et al. 2020/PNAS,…
New Tools Enable Precise Control of Cellular Organization and Signaling
At a Glance Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed innovative tools to address the challenge of…
Scientists have mimicked an embryo’s heart to unlock the secrets of how blood cells are born
UNSW/Jingjing Li, Author provided Robert E Nordon, UNSW Sydney and Jingjing Li, UNSW Sydney Stem cells are the…
Novel Artificial “Xenobots” Replicate In a Never-Before-Seen Way
Some of you may be old enough to remember Pac-Man, which was a famous arcade game that featured…
Researchers Reveal That Red Blood Cells Are “Tiny Transmitters” of Electricity
Biology class has taught us that red blood cells, also known as erythrocytes, are the principal carriers of…
South Korean Scientists Explore Artificial Mitochondria
All together now, say it with me: “The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.” As a rite…
The First Cells May Have Divided Based on Temperature
The first unicellular common ancestor (FUCA) is a hypothetical unicellular organism that scientists believe to be the ancestor…