About 100 cells divide every second in our body. A key protein in cell division is a protein kinase termed Plk1, because it activates other proteins involved in this process. Plk1 is also ...

Researchers have shed new light on how tissues in the body are repaired following the damage and premature death of tissue ...

Our blood consists of many cell types that develop through different stages from a precursor type -- the blood stem cell. An international research team has now investigated the developmental pathways ...

Psilocybin is the well-known active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms, which is converted in the body to psilocin ... investigated its effect on human nerve cells that they had cultivated ...

During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body.

An Australian startup has unveiled the world’s first commercial biological computer that runs on living human brain cells ... describing it as a “body in a box” that holds the potential ...

A joint research team has successfully developed a next-generation soft robot based on liquid. The research was published in ...

The findings were published in Science Robotics, showcasing the potential of integrating biological systems with robotic frameworks. The biohybrid hand operates using “MuMuTAs” (multiple muscle tissue ...

Cells constantly shift and transform, triggering the complex choreography that shapes living organisms. Whether dividing into new cells or sculpting an embryo, these tiny movements rely on chemical ...

Officially unveiled in March 2025, CL1 integrates living human brain cells with silicon hardware, creating a hybrid system classified as "Synthetic Biological Intelligence" (SBI). This innovative ...