Tag: Cell Biology

Credit: @IMBA/Kulcsar Female sex hormones instruct the thymus, a central organ of the immune system, to produce specialized cells called ...

Trophoblast motility in a gelatin hydrogel

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, December 18, 2020--Trophoblast cells, which surround the developing blastocyst in early ...

Andreas Walther receives ERC Consolidator Grant for development of intelligent materials

EU funding for research into materials with both artificial and lifelike propertiesCredit: photo/©: private Artificially created smart, intelligent materials with ...

The ABCs of species evolution

A transporter protein that regulates cell membrane cholesterol likely played an important role in vertebrate evolution, according to a review ...

Molecular reporters expose the allies of the brain tumor

Credit: Gargiulo Lab, MDC Glioblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults. Roughly five in every 100,000 people ...

The brain’s protein factories at work

Detailed structure of ribosomes in nerve cells revealedCredit: Image: M.L. Kraushar/Charité Protein synthesis is a finely tuned process in the ...

A powerful computational tool for efficient analysis of cell division 4D image data

Credit: DOI number: 10.1038/s41467-020-19863-x A joint research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a novel ...

Scientists pinpoint molecular cause for severe disorder in children

A team of scientists from the University of Ottawa have opened a window into the cause of a rare genetic ...

How roundworms decide the time is right

Credit: Natalia Stec/Hammell lab/CSHL, 2020 Transforming a fertilized egg into a fully functional adult is a complicated task. Cells must ...

How a large protein complex assembles in a cell

Credit: Visualization: Olga V Posukh, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Novosibirsk Cells produce a great number of different protein complexes, ...

RedHill’s phase 2/3 COVID-19 study of opaganib passes second DSMB review

Independent DSMB unanimously recommends continuation of the global Phase 2/3 study of orally-administered opaganib in severe COVID-19 based on review ...

Salk Assistant Professor Dmitry Lyumkis receives CAREER award from NSF

Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA--(December 22, 2020) Assistant Professor Dmitry Lyumkis has received a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) ...

Chemical composition of wild potato relative contributes to its resistance to pathogen

Credit: Janak R. Joshi, Linxing Yao, Amy O. Charkowski, and Adam L. Heuberger Potato is the most consumed vegetable crop ...

Researchers explore why some MS patients experience seizures

UC Riverside study examines molecular pathways that may instigate seizures in some multiple sclerosis patientsCredit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...

The far-reaching effects of mutagens on human health

Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University In order to survive, flourish and successfully reproduce, organisms rely on a ...

Scientists uncover mechanisms that wire the brain’s cerebral cortex

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists describe 'molecular brakes' of the brainCredit: Virginia Tech A research team led by ...

New 3D maps reveal inner workings of immune cell gene expression

LJI scientists track down control elements that govern gene expression from a distanceCredit: Alex Fung LA JOLLA--The COVID-19 pandemic has ...

Scientists discover a new type of brain cell that could help detect distance

Credit: Dr. Steven Poulter and Dr. Colin Lever The existence of GPS-like brain cells, which can store maps of the ...

Sex-specific Alzheimer’s treatment could benefit males over females

University of Ottawa research in mice highlights sex-specific difference that could prevent certain treatments from working in females, signaling caution ...

Cellular exclusion of mitochondria protects cells from damage