Biomedical engineering recognizes unmet needs in health care and seeks solutions for clinicians and patients. Duke is a pioneer in this space, which is aimed at using innovation to save lives. Duke ...

The human-made cells show many hallmarks of life, but they can't make all their necessary internal structures or divide for ...

Embedded in the boundary between the inside and outside of each cell are membrane proteins. They act as first responders by ...

As humans, our eyes take in two-dimensional images that our brains convert to three-dimensional experiences. This ability enables us to be aware of our position in space, judge distances, possess ...

From chemical building blocks, scientists have created synthetic cells that have most of the hallmarks of life.