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It took two scientists decades to find a new nitrogen-fixing organelle. It could change the future of sustainable agriculture ...

Researchers at EMBL Hamburg and collaborators at the Leibniz Research Institute for Molecular Pharmacology (FMP) have mapped how the influenza A virus rewires infected human cells in unprecedented ...

New research has shown how collaboration can even be beneficial in the microbial world. A study reported in Science has outlined how bacterial cells can work in unison to survive antibiotic exposure.

Scientists say they have built a cell from scratch for the first time that feeds, grows and replicates like a natural cell, a breakthrough in synthetic biology.

Sea anemones distinguish helpful bacteria from harmful invaders without antibodies. Specialized cell structures engulf and ...

Using an innovative combination of biochemical experiments and ultra-high-resolution microscopy, a research team at Kiel University has solved the long-standing mystery of how the bacterium B.

Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. But nature is not always gentle. The same biological world that gives rise to ...

Memory is foundational to our human experience. By tracking and storing our experiences, it helps us navigate the world and ...

Modern medicine has made significant advances in cancer treatments over the decades. But all cancer therapies still face one ...

Scientists built a synthetic cell that combines more lifelike properties than ever before — proof of concept that it’s possible to bring nonliving materials to life, or something close to it, in the ...