Scientists captured malaria's invasion structure in atomic detail, revealing how it actively reshapes red blood cell ...

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A team of researchers at the University of Warwick and Monash University has solved a puzzle that has stumped drug developers ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

And Schafmeister isn’t the only chemist turning to modular methods of synthesis to explore vast regions of chemical space. It ...

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

Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team has developed a method that can be used to study the interaction of viruses with host cells in unprecedented ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

A prototype cell partly capable of replicating itself has been created using 36 existing bacterial genes, but it's not really ...

Much like radio operators being encouraged to use the least possible amount of power to make a contact, chemists have a ...

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