In living systems, the orchestration of shape, function, and adaptation emerges from components that are not themselves alive ...

Cells can spontaneously change shape even without external signals, but the underlying mechanisms behind this form of ...

Researchers at Drexel University have identified the physical forces in red blood cells and blood vessels underlying the painful symptoms of sickle cell disease. Their experiment, the first to answer ...

How did life make the leap from single cells to coordinated, multicellular organisms? And how do genetically identical cells ...

The mechanical properties of red blood cells (erythrocytes) at various temperatures could play an important role in mammals' ability to hibernate. This is the outcome of a study that compared the ...

Under microscopes, scientists found that giant single-cell organisms were able to vacuum up more food when they are stuck together. By Jack Tamisiea For a creature made up of only a single cell, the ...

The rapid expansion of the solar cell industry is an important factor in combating global warming and realizing a sustainable energy future. As conventional silicon-based cells approach their ...

Scientists at Auburn University have uncovered a fundamental principle of how brain cells stay connected, and their discovery could change how we understand Alzheimer's disease. Published in Cell ...

AuraCyt measures cell physics to generate AI-ready digital fingerprints that reveal the multi-dimensional state and behavior of the cell.