cell & molecular biology, public health, techniques

Human embryonic stem cells differentiate and organize themselves on a chip.

Using a unique microscope, researchers looked inside a yet-to-be identified pseudoscorpion from Peru.

With open-source software and Lego hardware, researchers have created a low-cost, automated method for cellular fluorescence microscopy.

How to analyze ancient proteins

A new method stimulates B cells to make human antigen-specific antibodies, obviating the need for vaccinating blood donors or hunting for rare B cells.

Since their introduction to the lab, pluripotent stem cells have gone from research tool to therapeutic, but the journey has been rocky.

Techniques for mapping chromosome conformation

A tour of three systems for automating cell culture

Nanoparticles in mice can be switched on to activate insulin production using a radio signal.

Institut Curie researchers Bruno Goud, a biologist, and Patricia Bassereau, a physicist, talk about their fruitful, decade-long collaboration exploring the physics of membrane trafficking in a Skype interview conducted by Associate Editor Richard P. Grant.