Tag: Cell Biology

Microscopic picture of a Guinea pig cell with Chlamydia caviae bacteria inclusion. The human pathogenic bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis is the ...

SDHI pesticides are toxic for human cells

A and D: control human cells (fibroblasts) cultured for ten days in the presence (A) or absence (D) of glucose, ...

Stem cell transplants used to grow fully functional lungs in mice

Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical Center Researchers at Columbia University were able to grow fully functional lungs in mouse embryos ...

New molecule reduces the aggressiveness of pediatric cancer

A microRNA inhibitor identified by researchers at the FAPESP-supported Human Genome and Stem Cell Research Center reduced the sizes of ...

Researchers discover how cells know their future and forget their past

Credit: University of Copenhagen Stem cells all share the potential of developing into any specific cell in the body. Many ...

Researchers discover new toxin that impedes bacterial growth

Shows promise of impacting superbug infectious diseasesCredit: McMaster University HAMILTON, ON (Nov. 6, 2019) - An international research collaboration has ...

Dundee researcher honoured with prestigious award

University of Dundee PhD student presented with a prestigious science award from the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG)Credit: University ...

Heart attack modeled with human stem cells

Predicting the response of HIV-infected individuals to checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy

Scientists led by Andreas Meyerhans and Gennady Bocharov have designed a mathematical model to predict the response of HIV-infected individuals ...

Sugar-coating proteins can help understand brain disease

A University of Dundee discovery has the potential to help scientists better understand neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson'sCredit: ...

New technique lays foundation for regenerative cardiac therapies

Credit: Courtesy of Van Andel Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 6, 2019) -- Scientists have devised a technique to sort ...

Hospital disinfectants struggling to kill C. diff bacteria colonies

Clorox comes close, but none completely eliminates superbugCredit: University of Houston The deadly and notoriously stubborn superbug, Clostridioides difficile (C. ...

Revealed a mechanism of beta-cells involved in the development of type-1 diabetes

Researchers reveal how pancreatic ß-cells respond to an inflammatory environment and its implication in developing Type 1 diabetesCredit: Josep Carreras ...

Neuron circuitry from brain signals

Using machine learning to construct a map of neuronal connectionsCredit: Kyoto University/Shinomoto Lab The brain is considered to be one ...

Dr. Yamamoto receives the Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award and Lectureship

Dr. Fumiichiro Yamamoto receives the prestigious Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award and Lectureship for his work on blood group genesCredit: Dr. ...

Scientists crack structure of a novel enzyme linked to cell growth and cancer

UC Riverside-led study could lead to the development of drugs that target liver and other cancersCredit: Song lab, UC Riverside ...

Why myelinated mammalian nerves are fast and allow high frequency

A new discovery in parts of the nerve called Nodes of Ranvier yielded an answer to rapid sensory and motor ...

To monitor cancer therapy, Penn researchers tag CAR T cells with imaging markers

Tracking CAR T cells is a critical step for the future of cancer therapy, according to new studyCredit: Penn Medicine ...

Zooming into cilia sheds light into blinding diseases

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine A new study published today by researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and UT Health's ...

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