Tag: Cell Biology

New findings on how stress leads to pathway diversion, putting resources into growthCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - In an ...

Algal symbiosis could shed light on dark ocean

Credit: Ryan Kerney/Gettysburg College New research has revealed a surprise twist in the symbiotic relationship between a type of salamander ...

Discovery shows promise for treating Huntington’s Disease

Scientists at EPFL's Brain Mind Institute have identified an enzyme that can play a central role in developing a new ...

Heart regeneration using stem cells: Why irregular heartbeats occur after transplantation

TLK protein inhibition activates the innate immune system

Credit: (IRB Barcelona) Tousled-like kinases (TLKs) are a potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment due to their central role in ...

No air, no problem: How parasites switch to life without oxygen inside host

Alternative splicing flips enzyme core to enable anaerobic metabolism in low oxygen conditionsCredit: Margot Lautens Unique molecular mechanics allowing parasites ...

GentiBio launches to develop engineered regulatory T cells for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

Announces exclusive licensing partnerships for proprietary regulatory T cell engineering technologies with Seattle Children's Research Institute, Benaroya Research Institute and ...

UC Riverside joins new NSF center for the preservation of biological systems

The grant is the campus' first successful bid for an NSF Engineering Research CenterCredit: University of Minnesota The National Science ...

Reducing the adverse impact of water loss in cells

Report: How a protein protects cells from deathCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston College of Medicine researcher has ...

Svalbard Global Seed Vault commences seed experiment that will last 100 years

Credit: Manuela Nagel/ IPK The first experimental seed samples will be brought into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on the ...

Cell diversity in the embryo

Epigenetic factors control the development of an organismCredit: Abhishek Sampath Kumar / MPI A research team at the Max Planck ...

A normal DNA repair process can become a major source of mutations in cancer

Scientists at IRB Barcelona describe the "mutation fog"Credit: Dave Hoefler on Unsplash. Hypermutation is an unusual occurence that can lead ...

Exposure to common cold coronaviruses can teach the immune system to recognize SARS-CoV-2

Researchers caution: It is too soon to say whether pre-existing immune cell memory affects COVID-19 clinical outcomesCredit: Gina Kirchweger, La ...

Chlamydia: Greedy for glutamine

Credit: Chair of Microbiology / University of Wuerzburg Chlamydia are bacteria that cause venereal diseases. In humans, they can only ...

AI & single-cell genomics

New software predicts cell fateCredit: Helmholtz Zentrum München Traditional single-cell sequencing methods help to reveal insights about cellular differences and ...

Drug discovery: First rational strategy to find molecular glue degraders

Credit: © Cristina Mayor-Ruiz / CeMM Despite enormous efforts to advance traditional pharmacology approaches, more than three quarters of all ...

Cold-sensitive staphylococci reveal a weakness

Credit: @ UNIGE "Staphylococcus aureus" - also known as "golden staph" - has the ability to develop in highly variable ...

New study on development of Parkinson’s disease is ‘on the nose’

FAU neuroscientist and collaborators link inflammation, olfaction and pathology seen in Parkinson's diseaseCredit: Florida Atlantic University The loss of a ...

Researchers at IRB Barcelona get an ERC grant to develop new drugs against fibrosis

July 31, 2020

Credit: IRB Barcelona The team led by Manuel Serrano, ICREA researcher and Head of the Cellular Plasticity and Disease Lab ...

New understanding of CRISPR-Cas9 tool could improve gene editing