How a Cell Prepares for Division
April 7, 2026
At this scale, the cell does not appear to be reacting. It appears to be operating with a framework in which structure, timing, and function are tightly integrated.
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Cells Contain Battery Droplets
February 2, 2026
Electricity is at work in living cells, helping them form the molecules of life.
Protein Folding Factories Unveiled
August 12, 2025
With conveyor belts and quality control, these dynamic folding centers ensure cell health.
ENST: Cells Find Method in Madness
May 15, 2025
Cells are not overcome with disorder; they overcome disorder with function.
ENST: How Cells Make Decisions
April 18, 2025
Only minds can make decisions, or programmed machines designed by minds.
ENST: The Molecular Sewing Machine
March 8, 2025
Here's the amazing story of a molecular machine in our cells that works like a sewing machine or pumpjack.
How Cells Protect the Body
February 10, 2025
Some of our best defenders operate quietly as microscopic machines within our cells.
Cell Transport Carriers Traverse Hostile Territory
January 29, 2025
Hardly a month goes by without new research revealing another wonder in cells.
Archive: Cells, Africa, Cloning, Microscopy, Stem Cells, Racism, Bladder, Faith
December 13, 2024
Here are some of the stories we were reporting in mid December 2001, restored from archives.
Archive 2002: RNA, Vaporware, Mendel, and more
May 17, 2024
What has changed since May 2002? What remains the same?
Endosymbiosis Under the Microscope
May 2, 2024
Do microbes get married and become one? Is this an example of evolution?
Maxwell Demon Secret: Intelligent Design
August 30, 2023
An instance has been found of James Clerk Maxwell's speculation about overcoming entropy.
Body Design Extends to the Cell
July 6, 2023
From the whole body to each individual cell, we appear engineered for a purpose.
Internal Beauty: the Nuclear Pore Complex
June 16, 2023
Like a 3-D puzzle solved in 15 minutes, the nuclear envelope is a wonder to behold.
Cells Recycle Their Own Garbage
May 26, 2023
An efficient system involving multiple complex parts keeps a cell clean, new Darwin-free research reveals.