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Why Do Some Men Not Produce Sperm?

Stowers Institute for Medical Research — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 23:16:42 +0000

Scientists at Stowers Institute collaborate to discover an underlying cause of male infertility. Infertility affects countless couples globally, and in half of these cases, the...

New Study Reveals Calcium’s Crucial Role in Cleansing Dead Cells

Kyoto University — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 06:32:04 +0000

Scientists have found that extracellular calcium mediates the activation of a membrane protein that waves the flag signaling cell death. A research team co-led by...

MIT Revolutionizes Cellular Imaging: A New Way To See the Activity Inside a Living Cell

Anne Trafton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 23:13:15 +0000

Using fluorescent labels that switch on and off, MIT engineers can study how molecules in a cell interact to control the cell’s behavior. Living cells...

Microscopic Arms Race: Solving the Mystery Behind Bacteria’s Extensive Weaponry

University of Oxford — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:00:25 +0000

A new study led by the University of Oxford has shed light on why certain species of bacteria carry astonishing arsenals of weapons. The findings,...

The Future of Biology: Decoding Cell and Tissue Mechanics in 3D With Active Matter Theory

Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:49:34 +0000

Open-source supercomputer algorithm predicts patterning and dynamics of living materials and enables studying their behavior in space and time. Biological materials are made of individual...

Microglia’s Key Function in Brain Development Uncovered

Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 19:49:57 +0000

Scientists have found that microglia play a crucial role in regulating the number of cells that become neurons in the brain, enhancing our understanding of...

Scientists Shed New Light on the “Dark Matter” of Cellular Biology

University of Montreal — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:07:37 +0000

Researchers at the University of Montreal’s Chemistry Department have created an innovative fluorogenic probe for analyzing interactions between sugars and proteins, two families of biomolecules...

Muscle Mat Magic: MIT Engineers a Hydrogel Gym for Cellular Fitness

Jennifer Chu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 20:56:41 +0000

The vibrating platform could be useful for growing artificial muscles to power soft robots and testing therapies for neuromuscular diseases. There’s no doubt that exercise...

Brain’s Recycling System: Researchers Unlock the Secret to Neuron Renewal

Auburn University Department of Physics — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 06:26:47 +0000

Groundbreaking Discovery in Brain Cell Research Researchers at Auburn University have achieved a groundbreaking discovery, illuminating the process by which brain cells efficiently replace older...

Cellular Timekeepers: Tracking Brain Cell Aging With TrackerSci

Rockefeller University — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:30:33 +0000

TrackerSci is a new tool for tracking brain cell development and aging, offering fresh insights into cellular changes over a lifetime and potential applications in...

Decoding Life’s Secrets: Researchers Solve Protein Mystery

The University of Bergen — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 15:18:32 +0000

Proteins are key to all processes in our cells and understanding their functions and regulation is of major importance. “For many years, we have known...

Self-Healing and Antimicrobial – Scientists Develop New Material That Could Revolutionize the Growth of Human Tissue

University of New South Wales — Sun, 29 Oct 2023 00:03:37 +0000

Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a novel material with the potential to revolutionize the way human tissue can be grown in the lab and...

Secrets of Immune System Proteins: Unlocking Innovative Disease Treatments

University of Southern California — Sat, 28 Oct 2023 05:47:28 +0000

Detailed imaging reveals intricate workings of key receptors, offering fresh insights into combating disease. In the intricate dance of our body’s defenses against harmful invaders,...

Scientists Have Discovered a New Type of Cell in Plants

Science China Press — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 22:01:41 +0000

Dr. Yin-Zheng Wang from the Institute of Botany at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has led a study that discovered the stigma of Chirita pumila...

Cellular Revelations: A Deeper Look Into Protein Destruction Pathways

University of North Carolina Health Care — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:05:20 +0000

Scientists at the Vienna BioCenter and UNC School of Medicine revealed the intercellular choreography that governs protein regulation, including how unwanted proteins are tagged for...

Midbody Surprise: Remnant of Cell Division Could Be Responsible for Spreading Cancer

University of Wisconsin-Madison — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 21:12:49 +0000

The midbody’s involvement in cell signaling and stimulating cell proliferation has been investigated before, but researchers wanted to look inside the midbody remnants to learn...

MIT/Harvard Cellular Reprogramming Innovation Could Find Potent Cancer Killers and Regenerative Therapies

Adam Zewe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 09:56:25 +0000

A More Effective Experimental Design for Engineering a Cell Into a New State MIT and Harvard researchers have developed a novel computational technique that can...

Stanford Scientists Discover Cellular “Neighborhoods” in Our Gut

Stanford Medicine — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 16:25:40 +0000

When you think about your ideal neighborhood, perhaps you think of tree-lined streets or a close-knit community of people who help each other. You probably...

Surviving the Extremes: Exploring the Existence of Life at 125°

Syracuse University — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 23:27:09 +0000

Biologists from Syracuse University are examining the processes that enable microbial eukaryotes to flourish in the harsh environment of a geothermal lake. It is estimated...

Turning Back the Clock: Surgical Procedure Slows Cellular Aging and Extends Lifespan by up to 10%

Duke University Medical Center — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 08:57:21 +0000

The more extended the period that the animals shared circulatory systems, the more sustained the benefits were to the older mouse. A process of surgically...

New Research Uncovers That a Certain Protein Is Directly Linked to Autism-Like Behavior

Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology — Sat, 30 Sep 2023 05:45:31 +0000

New findings shed light on the link between the TP53 protein-coding gene and neurodevelopmental and psychiatric conditions such as autism spectrum disorder. Researchers have established...

Cracking the Nucleolar Code: MIT Unravels Evolutionary Secrets of the Nucleolus

Anne Trafton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 18:18:44 +0000

A single protein can self-assemble to build the scaffold for a biomolecular condensate that makes up a key nucleolar compartment. Inside all living cells, loosely...

Sweeping Discovery – Scientists Discover a Previously Unknown “Housekeeping” Process in Kidney Cells

University of Texas at Dallas — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 11:50:20 +0000

Scientists from the University of Texas at Dallas have identified a previously unknown “housekeeping” process in kidney cells that ejects unwanted content, resulting in cells...

Researchers Discover Abnormal Subtype of Natural Killer Cells

University of Science and Technology of China — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:34:42 +0000

A research team headed by Prof. Tian Zhigang and Prof. Peng Hui from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese...