Metabolism, far from being just a housekeeping function, underlies all changes in cell size and function ...

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Animal and plant cells have different energy-producing structures inside them. For animals, that’s mitochondria, which convert chemical energy from food into a form that our cells can use. Plants and ...

The ability of plants to convert sunlight into food is an enviable superpower. Now, researchers have shown they can get animal cells to do the same thing. Photosynthesis in plants and algae is ...

Researchers have developed a way to 3D print custom micrometer-sized structures directly into the interior of living cells.