Few questions have captivated humankind more than the origin of life on Earth. How did the first living cells come to exist? How did these early protocells develop the structural membranes necessary ...

This is a summary of: Giger, G. H. et al. Inducing novel endosymbioses by implanting bacteria in fungi. Nature 635, 415–422 ...

A research team has succeeded in synthesizing simple, environmentally sensitive cells complete with artificial organelles. For the first time, the researchers have also been able to emulate natural ...

Researchers at UC San Diego have examined the critical role of goblet cells in gut immunity and health. GCs create a mucus ...

This work is an important contribution to understanding the role of FGF signaling in the induction of primitive-like cells in a 2D system of human gastrulation. The authors provide compelling evidence ...