Introducing a kinder, gentler way to blow holes in cells
For injecting CRISPR-Cas9 into cells, new technique is more efficient, simpler and cheaperCredit: Yuhong Cao, UC Berkeley When scientists attempt ...
Tag: Cell Biology
A bad bout of flu triggers ‘taste bud cells’ to grow in the lungs
The discovery of these seemingly out-of-place sensing cells may lend insight into possibilities for protecting lung function in people who ...
Harnessing T-cell ‘stemness’ could enhance cancer immunotherapy
A new study led by scientists in the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) sheds ...
Illinois study identifies a key to soybean cyst nematode growth
Credit: Nathan Schroeder, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - The soybean cyst nematode, one of the crop's most destructive pests, ...
Small RNA Symposium 2019
The registration fee is $100 and includes lodging for the nights of April 3-5 and meals at the CSU Todos ...
Researchers discover a critical receptor involved in response to antidepressants like ketamine
UMD School of Medicine Research helps uncover how certain receptors play role in the mechanism of fast-acting antidepressants Effective treatment ...
Researchers target metastasis in fight against cancer
Experimental combined drug therapy shows promise in preventing tumours from growing and spreading.Credit: Jordan Carson An experimental combination drug therapy ...
‘Moving target’ breast cancer cells revealed by new imaging technique
Credit: Rios, Visvader et al., Walter and Eliza Hall Institute - published in Cancer Cell Walter and Eliza Hall Institute ...
Crime scene schizophrenia — 30 genes under suspicion
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum The research group led by Prof. Alex Schier, Director of the University of Basel's Biozentrum, ...
Allergic reactions play role in sexual behavior development in unborn males/females
UMD School of Medicine research sheds light on brain development between males and females Researchers at the University of Maryland ...
Biomedical engineers grow cardiac patches to help people recover from heart attacks
Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech A team led by Feng Zhao, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Michigan Technological University, recently ...
NFCR at the 2019 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
ROCKVILLE, MD - The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) will be well represented at the 110th annual meeting of ...
Knowledge gap closed in our understanding of degradation of ethane
UFZ researchers discover single-celled organism that oxidises ethane on the seabedCredit: ©Matthias Schmidt / UFZ With a share of up ...
New tool uses RNA sequencing to chart rich maps of cellular and tissue function
Slide-seq technique generates high-resolution maps of cellular relationships in tissues, without the need for a microscopeCredit: Macosko/Chen labs A new ...
U of T Mississauga study identifies ‘master pacemaker’ for biological clocks
Credit: Photo credit: sibya via Pixabay What makes a biological clock tick? According to a new study from U of ...
Engineers craft the basic building block for electrospun nanofibers
Credit: Peter Zhu/Michigan Tech Electrospinning uses electric fields to manipulate nanoscale and microscale fibers. The technique is well-developed but time-intensive ...
Researchers advance effort to manage parasitic roundworms
Patent-pending discoveryCredit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Roundworms that feed on plants cause approximately $100 billion in annual global crop damage. Now researchers ...
Osteoblastic cell stimulation by pulsed electromagnetic fields
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 27, 2019-Bone fracture healing can be augmented with the application ...
Interest in RNA editing heats up
The gene-editing technology known as CRISPR has attracted much excitement and investor interest with its potential to someday treat diseases ...
Researchers optimize aptamer with enhanced myelin-binding properties for MS treatment
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, March 27, 2019--A new study has demonstrated the enhanced ability of ...
