A tour of three systems for automating cell culture
Scotch tape and a scalpel provide a MacGyver-esque approach to microfabrication.
Physicists and biologists are working together to understand cooperation at all levels of life, from the cohesion of molecules to interspecies interactions.
The small organ evolved too many times for it to be an accident, but it’s still unclear what it does.
A new faster-switching, longer-lasting GFP allows gentler and faster high resolution microscopy on living cells.
A small insect-eating animal is the common ancestor of whales, elephants, dogs, and humans.
Live-cell imaging forces cells to perform in an unnatural environment, but with the right chamber, you can keep them warm and comfortable.
As X-ray crystallography enters its second century, shrinking crystals and brighter light sources are redefining structural biology.
Fluorescent calcium sensors in transgenic mice give a real-time readout of neuronal activity.
A handful of species have learned how to survive in freezing climates. To do so, the animals must counteract the damaging effects of ice crystal formation, or keep from freezing altogether. Here are a few ways they do it.