Researchers Develop a Safer, More Reliable Material for Growing Small-Scale Models of the Human Gut
Newswise — For years, scientists studying the human gut have relied on a material that most people would…
Lab-grown sperm: scientists inch closer to fertility breakthrough
Researchers are trying to make human sperm (shown here in a colourized electron microscope image) from stem cells…
Stem cell study uncovers molecular pathway for enamel regeneration
Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body, yet once damaged, it cannot regenerate naturally. To…
Memory B cells reveal how nasal vaccines could stop respiratory infections earlier
New insights into lung-resident memory B cells show why the next generation of vaccines may need to protect…
New high-throughput biological sensors track cellular lipid molecules
Inside every cell are lipid molecules that make up cellular membranes, helping organelles communicate and respond to stress.…
Heat-triggered phospholipid flipping stabilizes plasma membrane fluidity
Plant materials and growth conditions The hot1 mutant was isolated from an ethyl methanesulfonate-mutagenized M2 population of the…
Plant membranes shuffle lipids around to stay firm under heat stress
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Scientists Discover a Biological Clock Unlike Anything Seen Before
A master clock made up of the proteins MYRF-1 and LIN-42 coordinates the timing and duration of gene…
This “Zombie” Sea Creature Keeps Growing After Being Cut Apart
Detached sea cucumber tissue was found to survive and keep regenerating for years in ordinary seawater. The discovery…
Researchers Identify Target with Potential to Improve CAR T-Cell Therapy Response in Patients with Blood Cancers
Newswise — University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Researchers have identified a target that may improve…
Cellular process discovery may lead to new cancer treatments
A molecular geneticist at Montana State University has discovered a cellular process once believed impossible by scientists –…
Collagen exists as liquid droplets inside living cells, study reveals
Collagen, the protein that builds skin, bones, tendons and organs, exists inside cells as a liquid-like droplet rather…