In the model, this is the grape. Cell membrane close cell membraneThis surrounds the outside of animal cells and controls what can enter and exit it.: In the model, this is the balloon.

That’s because scientists from the University of Tokyo have found a method that allows animals to photosynthesise. With their ...

This observation is explained by another key feature of stem cells that is shared between plants and animals, as explained below. The ability of stem cells to constantly generate new tissues has ...

In a groundbreaking achievement that redefines biological boundaries, scientists led by Professor Sachihiro Matsunaga at the University of Tokyo have successfully engineered animal cells capable ...

The proposals under consideration involve replacing the nucleus of an animal egg with the nucleus from a human somatic cell (), and allowing such an entity to develop in vitro for approximately 5 ...

Now that technology exists to replace living animals with lab-grown human cells, government bodies will likely start cracking down on animal testing. This could be great news for current and ...