Cells are the basic units of life — but when it comes to cells, if you think basic means simple, think again. Cells are complicated, with many millions of biochemical reactions per second seething ...

Creating artificial systems that mimic the functioning of cells is one of the goals of what is known as synthetic biology.

From the bizarre creatures in the depths of the oceans to the bacteria inside our bodies, all life on Earth consists of cells. But we have only a very rough idea of how even the simplest of those ...

Genome engineering has the potential to revolutionize medicine. The modularity of CRISPR enables high-throughput functional assessment of genomic regions, providing insights into the regulation of ...

When people think about health, they often focus on specific organs like the heart or brain. But many changes related to chronic conditions or ageing begin in the smallest units of your body — your ...