What are these living units called cells? Much like mini-fiefdoms, cells have all the equipment and expertise necessary to carry out the functions of life. A cell can eat, grow, and move.

Cells and batteries are two devices that have given us a reliable source of power and they are used in practically every aspect of our lives, from electronics to cars. Without cells and batteries ...

Some types of cell are more likely than others to give rise to tumours. A rapid cell cycle is a newly identified predictor of cancer susceptibility. Cells in the human body accumulate cancer ...

The essence of CRISPR is simple: it’s a way of finding a specific bit of DNA inside a cell. After that, the next step in CRISPR gene editing is usually to alter that piece of DNA. However ...

A team of Chinese scientists has uncovered a key mechanism behind how breast cancer cells weaponise the amino acid arginine to evade the immune system and multiply. Their findings could open up a ...