Scent-sensing cells have a better way to fight influenza
Olfactory neurons can fight and clear influenza B without being killedCredit: Sebastian Wellford, Moseman Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. - ...
Tag: Cell Biology
Scientists discover key regulator of neuron function and survival
Preclinical study in Cell Reports points to possible treatment for epileptic seizuresCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - Scientists studying neuronal energy ...
RethiNKing which immune cells are the best weapon against lung cancer
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Immune cells called 'natural killer' (NK) cells could be a powerful weapon for fighting ...
Brain estrogen is key to brain protection when oxygen is low
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University When the brain isn't getting enough oxygen, estrogen produced by neurons in both ...
Hindawi Limited announces open access partnership with SAGE Publishing
Three of SAGE Publishing's open access journals will publish with Hindawi under a new collaborative publishing agreementCredit: © Hindawi Limited ...
Scientists unlock crops’ power to resist floods
Tweaking proteins in staple foods could help feed a warming worldCredit: University of Oxford/PNAS Enzymes that control a plant's response ...
Investigating host tolerance to genes that jump
University of Houston evolutionary geneticist awarded $1.8 million grantCredit: University of Houston Believe it or not, your genes are 50% ...
Nerve cells with energy saving program
Thanks to a metabolic adjustment, the cells can remain functional despite damage to the mitochondriaCredit: MPI f. Biology of Ageing/ ...
New hydrogels for T-cell growth to be used in cancer immunotherapy
This technology co-developed by CSIC scientists can mimic lymph nodes, where T-cells proliferateCredit: ICMAB-CSIC; IBEC. A team with the participation ...
New EU-funded research project ‘HCA|Organoid’
Toward a single-cell atlas of human organoids for biomedical researchCredit: HCA Organoid HCA|Organoid is a new EU research project that ...
Intelligent software tackles plant cell jigsaw puzzle
Credit: Kreshuk group/EMBL and Hamprecht lab/HCI Heidelberg University Imagine working on a jigsaw puzzle with so many pieces that even ...
Plant scientists study the interaction of heat stress responses in corn
Credit: ISU News Service AMES, Iowa - Environmental extremes driven by climate change create stresses in crops, and plant breeders ...
Cellular energy audit reveals energy producers and consumers
A team at Gladstone Institutes screened the human genome for genes that play a role in making or consuming cellular ...
A surprising protein player in diabetes
Credit: OIST A protein that's common throughout the body plays a key role in regulating glucose levels, says new research ...
Researchers develop a fast, accurate, low-cost COVID-19 test
Credit: NIH Image Gallery, 2018 A new low-cost diagnostic test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) quickly delivers accurate results without ...
New study takes aim at advanced types of non-addictive pain therapies
Credit: Wade Van Horn A team of scientists from ASU's School of Molecular Sciences and the Biodesign Institute have recently ...
Transatlantic partnership to connect world researchers to solve cancer’s toughest problems
Cancer Research UK and the US National Cancer Institute , are uniting to define a new era in cancer research ...
Overlooked ‘housekeeping’ gene plays unexpected role in seizures
Largely ignored molecules expressed in the brain may contribute to imbalances in epilepsy and autism spectrum disorderCredit: Ackerman Lab/UC San ...
Catching genes from chlamydiae allowed complex life to live without oxygen
Credit: Michel Melcher An international team of researchers has discovered a new group of Chlamydiae - Anoxychlamydiales - living under ...
Barcoding long DNA quantifies CRISPR effects
Credit: © 2020 KAUST Jinna Xu. Current sequencing techniques lack the sensitivity to detect rare gene mutations in a pool ...
