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19 February 2026 Illustration showing a chalkboard, with the sketch of a cell laid open, with NPCs visible. There is an equation below the cell, a close up of NPCs on the left, and some charts and graphs scattered throughout.

Illustration showing a chalkboard, with the sketch of a cell laid open, with NPCs visible. There is an equation below the cell, a close up of NPCs on the left, and some charts and graphs scattered throughout.

Shapes, signals, and boundaries: how cells turn physics into information

Insights from theoretical physics are helping scientists understand how living cells process information and use it to self-organise.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2026

science-technology

18 June 2024 A progression of three images against a blue/purple background. Each image shows a simulated mouse embryo inner cell mass with two types of cells marked in pink and green respectively. From the first to the third image, the pink cells slowly move from the outer edge to the inside of the mass.

A progression of three images against a blue/purple background. Each image shows a simulated mouse embryo inner cell mass with two types of cells marked in pink and green respectively. From the first to the third image, the pink cells slowly move from the outer edge to the inside of the mass.

Minecraft-ing our way into studying cell sorting

A theoretical model involving tiny Minecraft-like cubes can help us understand dynamic biological processes, such as cell sorting in embryos.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2024

science-technology

4 March 2022 A gloved hand holds a slide with visible wells containing Matrigel immersed in culture medium. A magnified close-up shows a mouse embryo developing over the course of 48 hours

A gloved hand holds a slide with visible wells containing Matrigel immersed in culture medium. A magnified close-up shows a mouse embryo developing over the course of 48 hours

A 3D culture model to study embryo growth

A recent study by EMBL researchers proposes a new method to grow early embryos in the laboratory. With a 3D culture set-up, scientists can closely monitor the changes embryos undergo around the time of implantation.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

2022

sciencescience-technology

22 June 2021 Woman stands at brown railing in front of trees