They derive their energy from differences in the concentration of hydrogen ions across some of these membranes ...

Chloroplasts, the parts of cells that allow plants and algae to photosynthesize, are thought to have originated more than 1 billion years ago, when photosynthetic cyanobacteria lived symbiotically ...

A first-of-its-kind achievement has implanted photosynthesizing cells in animal cells to make “planimals.” This feat could be ...

Energy-making chloroplasts from algae have been inserted into hamster cells, enabling the cells to photosynthesize light, according to new research in Japan. It was previously thought that combining ...

The way Dr. Paul Niehans, a stony-faced, ramrod-straight Swiss physician told it, his theory and practice of “cellular therapy” sounded plausible enough. Thirty years ago he had begun transplanting ...

For the first time, researchers at Umeå University have observed the same type of programmed cell death in microalgae as in humans. The discovery, published in Nature Communications, shows that this ...

UAB genetic scientists are engaged in robust preclinical research initiatives focused on testing the effectiveness of potential new drug therapies for NF1. These efforts utilize two primary approaches ...

The U.S. government is allowing the sale of chicken made from animal cells. California companies Upside Foods and Good Meat were granted permission on Wednesday to sell their products by the ...

The agency found that Gallant’s data provides reasonable expectation of effectiveness.