Tag: Cell Biology

How much of the ability of a coral reef to withstand stressful conditions is influenced by the type of algae ...

Profiling a killer in warm blood

Israeli scientists and physicians develop a new technology for profiling the unique genetic makeup of myeloma tumor cells that will ...

Scientists to produce anti-cancer drugs in yeast

New UN rules avert the production of therapeutic drugs formulated on naturally occurring plant molecules. A new research project will ...

Glutamate receptor affects the development of brain cells after birth

Credit: RUB, Marquard Whenever we learn or save information, the so-called ionotropic glutamate receptors play a crucial role in the ...

Elevated hormone flags liver problems in mice with methylmalonic acidemia

Study findings can immediately be applied to human patients with the diseaseCredit: Patricia M. Zerfas, NIH Office of Research Services. ...

Otago researchers discover information about a gene that helps define us as humans

Credit: Dr Adam O'Neill University of Otago researchers have discovered information about a gene that sets primates - great apes ...

Michael Hall wins Charles Rodolphe Brupbacher Prize for Cancer Research 2019

Credit: Matthew Lee, Biozentrum The prize worth 100,000 Swiss francs, established by Frédérique Brupbacher in memory of her husband Charles ...

A new molecular player involved in T cell activation

Credit: Scientific Reports When bacteria or viruses enter the body, proteins on their surfaces are recognized and processed to activate ...

Newly identified T cells could play a role in cancer and other diseases

Credit: Courtesy of Dr. Ram Raj Singh. FINDINGS Researchers from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the La Jolla ...

Silicosis is on the rise, but is there a therapeutic target?

Credit: David Gosset / P@CYFIC facility / CBM / CNRS Researchers from the CNRS, the University of Orléans, and the ...

Protecting cell powerhouse paves way to better treatment of acute kidney injury

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Dec. 6, 2018) - For the first time, scientists have described ...

Classifying brain microglia: Which are good and which are bad?

New study is perhaps the most comprehensive survey of brain microglia ever conductedCredit: Michael Goderre / Boston Children's Hospital Microglia ...

Postdoc in UC Riverside School of Medicine receives prestigious NIH fellowship

Credit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Rebekah Charney, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Medicine at the University of ...

Nicola Allen receives $2.5 million Chan Zuckerberg Initiative early career award

Salk scientist joins network of global scientists to tackle Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's and ALSCredit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 5, 2018) ...

Without Dna2, genes can jump into DNA breaks

Credit: Greg Ira, BCM Cells have in place a number of mechanisms to protect the integrity of the genome, including ...

DF-PGT, now possible through massive sequencing techniques

Researchers adapt a database containing almost 5,000 genes responsible for the most common hereditary diseases to the Double Factor Preimplantation ...

UC San Diego researchers develop sensors to detect and measure cancer's ability to spread

Credit: UC San Diego Health The spread of invasive cancer cells from a tumor's original site to distant parts of ...

Rotavirus outsources cellular protein CK1α to assemble virus factories

Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Rotaviruses, like all viruses, reproduce inside living cells. Making new viruses requires assembling replication factories ...

Montana State-led project to prevent bat-borne diseases wins $10 million grant

Credit: Shirley Plowright BOZEMAN -- In an effort to prevent some of the world's most lethal diseases, an international research ...

New cancer immunotherapy approach turns immune cells into tiny anti-tumor drug factories