Tag: Cell Biology

July 25, 2019

Credit: Kobe University When cells change to a more specialized type, we call this process cellular differentiation. Scientists have revealed ...

Rotavirus cell invasion triggers a cacophony of calcium signals

July 25, 2019

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine To successfully set off disease, rotavirus, a virus that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting in ...

PSU biology prof gets $1.25M grant to study effect of Western diet on immune system

A Portland State University biology professor will continue her research into the effect of the Western diet on the immune ...

To understand a childhood brain tumor, researchers turn to single-cell analysis

Research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital digs into the cells of origin for key medulloblastoma ...

Outcompeting cancer

A new way to stop cancer cells from killing their healthy neighbors One of the reasons cancer cells are so ...

Cellular soldiers designed to kill cancer cells that get loose during surgery

Credit: Vanderbilt University Cellular soldiers created using the body's own defenses can track down and kill escaping cancer cells during ...

BU researchers say special mapping brain cells could inspire smarter self-driving vehicles

Could rat brains hold the secret to giving cars, robots better navigational skills? In a study published in Nature Communications, ...

Unlocking therapies for hard-to-treat lung cancers

Salk scientists find that diabetes drug candidates may work against types of non-small-cell lung cancersCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(July 24, ...

Designed protein switch allows unprecedented control over living cells

From modifying gene expression to cell signaling, dynamic designer proteins may usher in a new era of synthetic biologyCredit: UW ...

Scientists complete first assessment of blood abnormalities in Antarctic penguin colony

Credit: Silvia Olmastroni, University of Siena Scientists have completed the first study of immune and genetic stability among a colony ...

Genome research shows that the body controls the integrity of heritable genomes

Scientists at the CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research of the University of Cologne have discovered that body cells ...

Quenching scientific curiosity with single-molecule imaging

Credit: KAUST 2019 A single-molecule imaging technique, called protein-induced fluorescence enhancement (PIFE), has gained traction in recent years as a ...

Putting the brakes on lateral root development

Credit: (Video by Christopher Topp, Courtesy Developmental Cell) There's no organ system in the body that does as much for ...

Brain protein mutation from child with autism causes autism-like behavioral change in mice

This is a potential mechanistic underpinning -- at least in a subset of patients -- for the altered behaviors observed ...

Study identifies cells required for the development of a healthy uterus

BOSTON - Knowledge of the biological processes involved in the development of the uterus is important for understanding uterine health ...

Study looks at stem cells for answers to how a type of autism develops

Investigating the earliest stages in development of fragile X syndrome offers new targets for potential treatments The lab of Yongchao ...

ASBMB honors 12 scientists for scientific and community contributions

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology today announced the winners of its annual awards. The ...

Scientists identify new genetic interactions that may impact cancer outcomes

Researchers at the University of Maryland and National Cancer Institute identified 12 distinct relationships between gene pairs in tumor cells ...

Cancer lab on chip to enable widespread screening, personalized treatment

Tiny devices based on microfluidics could use bodily fluids to analyze and help treat tumorsCredit: Florina Silvia Iliescu WASHINGTON, D.C., ...

Privatization of public goods can cause population decline, research shows