Cells constantly shift and transform, triggering the complex choreography that shapes living organisms. Whether dividing into new cells or sculpting an embryo, these tiny movements rely on chemical ...

In response to signals from certain proteins and enzymes, a cell can start to move and shake, leading to contractions that cause it to squeeze, pinch, and eventually divide. As daughter cells follow ...

A team of MIT researchers recently created the first synthetic muscle actuator that can flex in multiple directions. This ...

Researchers at National Taiwan University discovered how light stabilizes a key stress-response protein, offering insights ...

Engineers at MIT have devised an ingenious new way to produce artificial muscles for soft robots that can flex in more than ...

Scientists at MIT have created a new kind of artificial muscle that can flex and move in multiple directions, much like real ...

Engineers developed a method to grow artificial muscle tissue that twitches and flexes in multiple, coordinated directions. These tissues could be useful for building 'biohybrid' robots powered by ...

A French company hopes to make an eco-friendly dent in the world's disposable battery problem. G-Lyte recently introduced ...

A combination of imaging techniques reveals how herpes simplex virus type 1 assembles within infected cells, highlighting the roles of essential viral proteins in viral assembly and exit.

During Donald Trump's second presidency, America's influential soft power declined, benefitting Russia's autocratic leader Vladimir Putin. Historically, the US thrived in diplomacy, education, and ...

Single-molecule imaging, a technique that uses fluorescent markers to track proteins with precision, plays a crucial role in cell biology ... upon prolonged light exposure -- has made it difficult ...