Armed with a wand and funky spectacles, Beatrice Steinert steps into a world of lush green mounds and bright blue dots. “To me, this is literally sitting right here,” she says, as she strokes ...

When a tissue experiences inflammation, its cells remember. Pinning proteins to its genetic material at the height of inflammation, the cells bookmark where they left off in their last tussle. Next ...

Circulating tumour cells (CTCs), which are found in the blood of cancer patients at low concentrations, are probably the cause of metastatic disease. A new microfluidic chip can isolate these cells, ...

Gas cell drawing. Inside, an extremely powerful laser strikes helium gas, heats it into a plasma and creates waves that kick electrons from the gas out in a high-energy electron beam.