Biological processes that govern our lives are many, intertwined, and often difficult to understand. They involve countless ...

Modern cells are complex chemical entities with cytoskeletons, finely regulated internal and external molecules, and genetic material that determines nearly every aspect of their functioning. This ...

A new study by researchers in Japan offers new insights into how protocells may have inherited and enriched genetic material before modern biology emerged. By exposing mixed phospholipid vesicles to ...

Complex sugar-protein molecules that sense external messages to help a cell grow or respond to its environment can now be ...