Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have shown how to program tiny bubbles to follow chemical trails.

A world-first artificial cell can chase chemicals using only a membrane, an enzyme, and a pore—no DNA or motors needed.

Researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) have created the world's simplest artificial cell capable ...

Bacteria don't have microtubules or actin filaments, but still manage to coordinate movement within the cell. As a student, Anthony Vecchiarelli, Ph.D., found it astounding that "we don't know how ...

Salmonella infections cause about a million deaths a year worldwide, and there is an urgent need for better vaccines for both typhoid fever and non-typhoidal Salmonella disease. New work from ...