Tag: Cell Biology

February 12, 2020

Credit: Burcu Kepsutlu/HZB Today, nanoparticles are not only in cosmetic products, but everywhere, in the air, in water, in the ...

Live imaging of flowers reveals hidden secrets of plant reproduction

Scientists develop live-cell imaging that enables the first visualisation of hidden processes in plant reproductionCredit: Valuchova, Mikulkova et al. (CC ...

Biologists reveal cellular architecture of potential fountain of youth

Credit: Alyssa Johnson and Adam Bohnert, LSU Alyssa Johnson and Adam Bohnert, assistant professors in the Louisiana State University Department ...

New research shows how the malaria parasite grows and multiplies

Credit: The University of Nottingham Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding how the parasite that causes malaria is ...

New measure of biological age can predict health risks

Credit: Gunilla Sonnebring People age in different ways. Biological age is a metric that scientists use to predict health risks, ...

IDIBELL and Dexeus Mujer will study embryonic development by human embryo genome edition

The team of Dra. Anna Veiga, who leads the study, will optimize the CRISPR/Cas9 technique to modify the human embryo ...

Coronavirus outbreak raises question: Why are bat viruses so deadly?

Bats' fierce immune systems drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humansCredit: Photo courtesy of Linfa Wang, Duke ...

Inner ‘clockwork’ sets the time for cell division in bacteria

Credit: (Image: University of Basel, Swiss Nanoscience Institute/Biozentrum) Researchers at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel have discovered a ...

Finding a cure for Fido’s brain cancer may help us find a cure for ourselves

Credit: The Jackson Laboratory Cancer research using experimental models--everything from cancer cells in a dish to patient tumors transplanted in ...

The human brain’s meticulous interface with the bloodstream now on a precision chip

This new human blood-brain barrier on a chip gets its surprising edge by giving astrocytes 3D living spaceCredit: Georgia Tech ...

Statins: Researchers uncover how cholesterol-lowering drugs cause muscle pain

Credit: Microscope imaging: Jenny Vanessa Valbuena Perez Patients who take statins in order to lower their blood cholesterol levels often ...

Tumor vs. immune system: A battle to decide the host’s fate

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba show how tumors can disable the immune system to survive and growCredit: University of ...

Observing proteins in their natural environment

Solvent chemistryCredit: RUB, Kramer By detecting the spin of the metal contrast agent with electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR, in ...

Human gut-in-a-dish model helps define ‘leaky gut,’ and outline a pathway to treatment

3D human gut organoids reveal molecular system that keeps intestinal linings sealed, demonstrate how the system breaks down and how ...

Acid-loving microbe can improve understanding of past climate

Research goes to the extremes to record ancient ocean temperaturesCredit: Photo by Wil Leavitt. HANOVER, N.H. - February 10, 2020- ...

In vitro organ model research trends

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, February 7, 2020--Two distinct approaches are predominantly used to recapitulate physiologically ...

Designer proteins

Credit: Ian C Haydon / UW Institute for Protein Design Proteins are the molecular machines that make all living things ...

Bacterial influencers — rhizosphere microbiome mediates root metabolite exudation

Credit: J. Szymanski / IPK Gatersleben, 07.02.2020 Roots are plant organs, that typically absorb water and minerals from soil. It ...

St. Jude’s scientist receives ACGT grant for sarcoma gene therapy

Approach will use genetically engineered immune cells to attack pediatric sarcomaCredit: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital An innovative approach to ...

iPS cells to regulate immune rejection upon transplantation