Researchers have developed a new tool that can screen genes involved in human development at unprecedented scale and speed, using it in a proof-of-principle study to reveal new insights into human ...

Unlike almost every other kind of microscope, atomic-force microscopes (AFMs) don’t use any kind of optical beam to image ...

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...

A man with a beard and wearing glasses looks through a microscope. Long-term research may be more difficult to plan under the new rule, as grants are subject to termination for any reason. Credit: ...

A lot of things need to go right on a molecular level for immune cells to launch an adaptive response to an infection.

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Follow the build process of a custom microscope, from a simple single-lens macro setup to a more advanced three-lens configuration. This section highlights the use of 3D-printed parts, lens alignment, ...

That has been the question for nearly 150 years, when Dr. Robert Koch first identified the rod-shaped bacterium that causes tuberculosis. This serious respiratory illness is currently the world's ...

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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Pune have developed ultra-thin electronic devices using a novel, two-dimensional semiconductor, Bismuth Oxyselenide ...