During learning and development, the level of synaptic input received by cortical neurons may change dramatically. Given a limited range of possible firing rates, how do neurons maintain ...

A recent study published in Cell Death & Disease suggests that specific cellular abnormalities in the brain associated with ...

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

In a study published in Science, USC researchers paired a biological discovery with an engineering feat to create more ...

From why it was created to whether it’s alive, here’s what to know about SpudCell, the latest advance in synthetic biology.

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these ...

What if the mechanical properties of a cell could be programmed like the components of a machine? Researchers at the ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.

Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they've made the first synthetic cell that can complete a life cycle, a major ...

Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed what they describe as the world’s ...

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease across the globe. Accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) protein plaques and/or tau protein fibrils in the brain causes the progressive ...