Plant cells without walls, known as protoplasts, are very fragile, and it has been difficult to keep them alive under a ...

Plant and animal cells are both extremely important ... Although most cells are so tiny that they can only be seen through a microscope there are some important differences between them.

Nearly 150 years ago, scientists began to imagine how information might flow through the brain based on the shapes of neurons ...

Engineers have made bacteria to produce hyperspectral signals that can be detected as far as 90 meters away. Their work could lead to the development of bacterial sensors for agricultural and other ...

Researchers suggest the bacteria could be designed to detect pollution or nutrients, acting as sensors to help farmers ...

MIT scientists have found a clever new way to make bacteria send out signals that can be seen from far away—up to 90 meters.

The seventh Graduate College Spark! Symposium, themed “Within and Beyond Our Senses: Art, Exploration and Sustainability,” ...