Macrophages formed in the bone marrow can only assume the function of embryonal phagocytes, or "scavenger cells," to a ...

Macrophages formed in the bone marrow can only assume the function of embryonal phagocytes, or "scavenger cells," to a certain degree according to a study by the University of Bonn and the Peter ...

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The vast majority of proteins in our bodies contain regions that are in a constant state of wiggling, shape-shifting every ...

“Our study provides a new strategy for engineering biomimetic nanoreactors that increasingly replicate the sophisticated ...

Synthetic biologists have long dreamed of constructing artificial cells from the bottom up. Researchers have now taken a major step in this direction by demonstrating that non-living components can be ...

SpudCell is a synthetic cell made by scientists at the University of Minnesota. It was created in a laboratory from lifeless chemicals but can perform most of the same functions as living cells. It ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic biology and our definition of “life.” By K. R. Callaway See more of our ...

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology. By K. R. Callaway SpudCell is a synthetic cell made by scientists at the ...

Fluorescent microscopy of SpudCell - a synthetic cell assembled entirely from non-living chemical components - undergoing division. Credit: Kate Adamala, Adamala Lab Share this story While many of the ...