Few questions have captivated humankind more than the origin of life on Earth. How did the first living cells come to exist?

All known life forms are made up of cells enclosed by lipid membranes that separate and protect the cell’s contents. The ...

Scientists have long wondered how the first cell membranes formed from the primordial soup—a new study offers up a recipe.

Palivan and her colleagues carry out research into tiny containers made of polymers that they can load with specific ...

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...

There is also evidence that individual nucleotides can spontaneously assemble into chains to make RNA. This is a crucial step ...

In 2018, Budin met Steve Haddock, a deep-sea biologist, and they combined forces to investigate whether cell membranes—specifically, the lipid molecules that membranes are made of—could help ...

Researchers discovered that the CRISPR-Cas10 system not only cuts viral DNA but also produces toxic cyclic-oligoadenylates ...

Ribosomes, which under the microscope look like millions of specks scattered across the cell ... RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry instructions about single genes. RNA is made up of a long string ...

Gamma radiation can convert methane into complex molecules under mild conditions, offering insights into molecular formation in space and potential industrial applications for methane conversion.

In cells, there is a careful coordination of activity among molecules. Genes have to be expressed in the right cells at the ...

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 ...