Cell & Molecular Biology

Microscopy image of a fully developed frog embryo skin tissue, which researchers recently filmed live to gain a complete picture of the developmental process. From the images they took during this process, they quantified changes in cell shape and movement as well as how these changes contribute to the cells’ final fate.

Live Cell Shape Tracking Offers a Direct View into Developmental Dynamics

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RNA: From the Origin of Life to the Future of Medicine

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The Power of Enzymatic DNA Synthesis

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Game Theory in Pregnancy: Conflict or Cooperation?

An image of Takara Bio USA’s Lenti-X T-Cell Transduction Sponge, zooming in on its macropores and showing how T cells and viruses move through the sponge.

T Cell Engineering Takes Sponge-Based Shortcut

A circulating tumor cell moves through a vein, surrounded by red blood cells.

How Circulating Tumor Cells Can Help Diagnose Cancer Early

A picture of Kishore Kumar S Narasimhan, a postdoc at Texas A&M University, against a background of neurons.

Postdoc Portrait: Kishore Kumar S Narasimhan

A woman capturing a photograph of an elephant, while on a safari. Such salient moments can strengthen the memory of mundane stuff that occurred before or after.

Why Do Some Memories Stick, But Others Fade Away?

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Cytosurge and Lexogen Announce First End-to-End Commercial Live-Cell Sequencing Workflow

Illustration of Robertsonian chromosomes within a cell—researchers recently discovered how these structural variants form and are transmitted through rounds of cell division. Two acrocentric chromosomes, in blue and orange (with pink centromeres), are close to each other, as Robertsonian chromosomes would be before fusion.

Exact Breakpoints in Robertsonian Chromosomes, Common Structural Variants, Revealed

A 3D illustration of a cell is shown in orange and pink against a blue background with white dots.

How Science Competitions Fuel Biology Breakthroughs

A big bowl of cacio e pepe sits in the center of a table surrounded by empty pasta bowls waiting to be filled.

The Secret to a Smooth Pasta Sauce Wins Ig Nobel Prize

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An old medical illustration features the ear in the center with nerves of the head shown in yellow.

The Ear as a Therapeutic Gateway to the Vagus Nerve

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Universe 25 Experiment

3D illustration showing three differently colored semi-translucent cells, representing different T cell subtypes, on a black background. A purple cell is in the front on the right, a red cell is on the left, and a blue cell sits behind the red one.

T Cell Nomenclature Gets an Update

A yellow-colored frozen frog.

Freeze-Tolerant Frogs Power Organ Cryopreservation Strategies

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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Thermo Scientific X and S Series General Purpose Centrifuges

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January 2026, Issue 1

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

Skip the Wait for Protein Stability Data with Aunty

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An Automated DNA-to-Data Framework for Production-Scale Sequencing

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Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

Exploring Cellular Organization with Spatial Proteomics

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Organoid Origins and How to Grow Them

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