Cancer cells are quick-change artists adapting to their environment
Inherent cancer stem cell plasticity uncoveredCredit: LIH Until now, researchers have assumed that the growth of solid tumors originates from ...
Tag: Molecular Biology
More than a protein factory
A role for ribosomes in regulating human gene expressionCredit: Bazzini Lab KANSAS CITY, MO-- Researchers from the Stowers Institute for ...
Discovery of hippocampal mossy cell involvement to maximize antidepressant effects
Credit: ©DGIST DGIST faculty clarified that the fundamental neural circuit mechanism involved in antidepressant efficacy to treat depression, one of ...
Scientists discover signalling circuit boards inside body’s cells
Credit: The University of Edinburgh Cells in the body are wired like computer chips to direct signals that instruct how ...
Scientists create new standard genome for heavily studied worm
Credit: Marie-Anne Félix, Ecole Normale Supérieure ITHACA, N.Y. - A new Cornell University-led study finds that the genome for a ...
Systems biology of antibiotics
Credit: Joerg Fuchs Bacteria have fascinating properties. They adapt excellently to their respective environment, and they existed long before humans. ...
How plant cells neutralize the potential for self-harm
Understanding how plants minimize self-inflicted harm could help scientists engineer crops with improved yields and fight hunger in a changing ...
Plant stem cells require low oxygen levels
Plants function as the green lungs of our planet. Rightfully so, due to the capacity of a large single tree ...
Studying the function of liver cancer genes in mini-organs
Credit: Benedetta Artegiani, © Hubrecht Institute Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and Radboud University have developed a human model in ...
A ‘crisper’ method for gene editing in fungi
Scientists devise a novel genome editing method for filamentous fungi, based on the CRISPR/Cas9 platform CRISPR/Cas9 is now a household ...
$12.5 million grant funds ambitious collaboration shedding light on major diseases
Credit: Dan Addison | University of Virginia Communications A groundbreaking research collaboration at the University of Virginia School of Medicine ...
Allen Institute for Cell Science debuts first comprehensive view of human cell division
The data-driven model sheds new light on mitosis, a critical process for human cells and a pivotal driver of cancerCredit: ...
TGen-Ethos underscore need for setting high standards in veterinary cancer diagnostics
Rapid, accurate cancer test is critical for dogs' treatment and survival PHOENIX, Ariz. -- May 22, 2019 -- Ethos Veterinary ...
Long-lived roundworms helped identify new anti-aging compounds among FDA approved drugs
Researchers from Gero, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), and University of ...
Exposing vaccine hesitant to real-life pain of diseases makes them more pro-vaccine
Study subjects interviewed people with vaccine-preventable diseasesCredit: BYU Photo The re-introduction of measles, mumps and other previously eradicated diseases to ...
Russian scientists synthesized protein to enrich stock-raising feed
Credit: Photo by Robert Bye @robertbye, Unsplash Scientists of Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and Far Eastern Branch of the ...
How molecular escorts help prevent cancer
Chaperones keep the tumor suppressor protein p53 in checkCredit: G. Agam / LMU & V. Dahiya / TUM The anti-tumor ...
Scientists use molecular tethers, chemical ‘light sabers’ for tissue engineering
Credit: Dennis Wise/University of Washington Tissue engineering could transform medicine. Instead of waiting for our bodies to regrow or repair ...
Road to cell death mapped in the Alzheimer’s brain
Newly identified mechanisms offer novel avenues for targeted therapeutic developmentCredit: Courtesy of Van Andel Research Institute GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (May ...
Potential new therapy takes aim at a lethal esophageal cancer’s glutamine addiction
Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have identified and exploited a metabolic Achilles heel in cancer--glutamine addiction. They ...
