Tag: Cell Biology

They also find a surprise about cilia synchronization -- or lack thereofCredit: Philip Bayly Human bodies have some built-in systems ...

Genomic analysis offers roadmap for diagnosis and treatment of a high-risk leukemia

An international collaboration led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital reveals the genomic basis of acute erythroid leukemia, an aggressive ...

McSteen lab finds a new gene essential for making ears of corn

Credit: University of Missouri A team of scientists led by University of Missouri maize geneticist Paula McSteen has identified a ...

A new accurate computational method designed to enhance drug target stability

Credit: Petr Popov et al./Current Opinion in Structural Biology Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the ...

Researchers discovered a new targetable vulnerability in breast cancer cells

Credit: M Varjosalo & Lehti Group Uncontrolled growth of cancer arises from the imbalanced regulation of cell division and programmed ...

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 ...

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