Cells constantly shift and transform, triggering the complex choreography that shapes living organisms. Whether dividing into ...

Life takes shape with the motion of a single cell. In response to signals from certain proteins and enzymes, a cell can start ...

Now, researchers at MIT have discovered a way to manipulate these early cellular motions using light, providing a new tool to ...

The researchers observed that light activated the enzyme, causing predictable cell movements. For example, specific light ...

Researchers use light stimuli to shape cells and develop a model that explains the mechanisms – with implications for synthetic biology.

Scientists were able to manipulate cells by changing the location of the light. With this technique, they were able to ...

The team studied the motion of egg cells produced by starfish -- an organism that scientists have long used as a classic model for understanding cell growth and development. The researchers ...