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

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On the evening of May 7, agents operating under the direction of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), together with university police, barred researchers from entering six rooms in a ...

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In a basement lab in Brandeis' Rosenstiel building, a refrigerator-sized microscope dominates a small, windowless room. On its surface, it looks like a featureless white box. Yet inside, it's a study ...

Hidden away near the north end of campus sits something many college students might overlook — a high school. Between engineering buildings and the bustle of Green Street, teenagers operate alongside ...

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), a state agency that provided $2.6 million in funding to Brandeis University's Light Microscopy Facility, visited campus Friday for a ribbon-cutting ...

Stereo microscopes are often the first choice when high-quality 3D perception of samples is required in the lab or an industrial facility. Users will frequently spend hours looking through the ...

When using a measurement microscope, users can measure the size and dimensions of sample features in both two and three dimensions, which is important for inspection, quality control (QC), failure ...

Physically magnifying objects using a key moisture-absorbing ingredient in diapers has opened an unprecedented view of the microbial world. When you slip a slide under a microscope, a system of glass ...