Biophysics

A ‘cryosleep pod’ in the 1979 science-fiction film Alien.Credit: 20TH CENTURY FOX via AJ Pics/AlamyA familiar trope in science fiction is the cryopreserved time traveller, their body deep-frozen in suspended animation, then thawed and…

Crystal jellyfish have an eerie beauty: thanks to a natural protein, they emit a faint green glow. For decades, researchers have used that green fluorescent protein and similar molecules to light up the field of biology, tracking what’s…