Tag: Cell Biology

July 2, 2021

Dysfunction in key gene causes neural stem cells to produce more astrocytes than neuronsCredit: Kyushu University/Nakashima Lab Fukuoka, Japan--Medical researchers ...

SARS-CoV-2 replication targets nasal ciliated cells early in COVID-19 infection

The establishment of nasal mucosal immunity against SARS-CoV-2 through a nasal vaccine could be the most efficient way to combat ...

How information beyond the genetic sequence is encoded in plant sperm

Credit: John Innes Centre Hereditary information is passed from parent to offspring in the genetic code, DNA, and epigenetically through ...

Chasing the cells that predict death from severe COVID-19

Gladstone scientists have uncovered T-cell signatures that may help understand why some people succumb to severe COVID-19 while others recoverCredit: ...

Extracellular matrix guides growth and function of epithelial cells

Credit: Johanna Englund Scientists at the University of Helsinki have found an essential factor from the extracellular matrix that regulates ...

Development of the world’s first digital model of a cancer cell

With the first cancer cell model, researchers at TU Graz were able to launch an essential tool for modern cancer ...

Newly discovered proteins protect against progression of diabetic kidney disease

June 30, 2021

Credit: Copyright Joslin Diabetes Center Elevated levels of three specific circulating proteins are associated with protection against kidney failure in ...

How plants quickly adapt to shifting environmental conditions

June 30, 2021

Salk scientists find that canopy shade from competing plants triggers cellular changes in as little as five minutesCredit: Chan Yul ...

Discovery of the role of a key gene in the development of ALS

Loss of function of the C9orf72 gene may affect communication between neurons and muscles Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, attacks ...

How plants become good neighbors in times of stress

Scientists have discovered how plants manage to live alongside each other in places that are dark and shady. Moderate shade ...

Study shows effectiveness of suppressing female fruit flies

Populations of Drosophila suzukii fruit flies - so-called "spotted-wing Drosophila" that devastate soft-skinned fruit in North America, Europe and parts ...

New findings to boost barley yields at higher temps

An international team of researchers has identified a novel mechanism in barley plants, which could help crop growers achieve high ...

Cancer neuroscientists identify a key culprit behind pediatric brain cancer’s spread

ABAT enzyme helps medulloblastoma cells feed, according to study led by USC Brain Tumor Center and Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center ...

Researchers perform metabolomic profiling of individual enlarged lysosomes

The research team led by Prof. XIONG Wei and Prof. CANG Chunlei from Life Science and Medicine of University of ...

Newly discovered sperm movement could help diagnose, treat male infertility

UToledo research shows the centriole's role in sperm evolved from a shock absorber to a transmission system Scientists at The ...

Researchers engineer cells to destroy malignant tumor cells but leave the rest alone

HAMILTON, ON June 28, 2021 -- Researchers at McMaster University have developed a promising new cancer immunotherapy that uses cancer-killing ...

Carl F. Ware receives ICIS Honorary Lifetime Membership Award

LA JOLLA, CALIF. - June 29, 2021 - Carl F. Ware, Ph.D., director of the Inflammatory Diseases Center at Sanford ...

Differences in human, mouse brain cells have important implications for disease research

FINDINGS A UCLA-led study comparing brain cells known as astrocytes in humans and mice found that mouse astrocytes are more ...

Sleeper cells: Newly discovered stem cell resting phase could put brain tumors to sleep

ASU engineering researchers discover and explore new neural stem cell state that gives insight into cancer Christopher Plaisier, an assistant ...

Hard-working enzyme keeps immune cells in line