Stanford’s Revolutionary New Microscope Reveals Living Cells in Stunning Detail
Detail of the laser array that is part of the Interferometric Image Scanning Microscopy technology. Credit: Jim Gensheimer…
Your Blood May Carry a 700-Million-Year-Old Secret
Blood cells are a defining feature of nearly all animals, yet their origins have remained surprisingly mysterious. By…
Scientists Discover Sperm Seem To Bypass a Fundamental Law of Physics
Human sperm cells may swim by exploiting unusual “odd elasticity” within their flagella, helping them move through highly…
Scientists uncover how two proteins essential for immune cell development work together
Researchers at VIB, Ghent University, and VUB have uncovered how two proteins essential for immune cell development work…
Robots run this laboratory in Japan — and are changing how scientists work
Laboratory robots with built-in artificial-intelligence software can look after stem-cell cultures independently.Credit: Masatoshi Okauchi/Shutterstock In a biology laboratory…
Small non-coding RNA molecule precisely controls vital gene expression and cellular balance
A rapidly advancing area of biomedical innovation is shining a spotlight on miR-128-3p, a small yet powerful molecule…
DNA repair gene variations reveal evolutionary roots of cancer susceptibility
A new review highlights how human evolution has shaped the presence of pathogenic variations in DNA damage repair…
Researchers Identify Drivers of Resistance to KRAS Inhibitors in Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer can resist KRAS inhibitors in both genetic and non-genetic waysAn early inflammation surge within days of…
This Weird Sea Creature May Have Rewritten Life’s Genetic Rulebook
Image of the ‘sea walnut’ Mnemiopsis leydi. Credit: Joan-Josep Soto Angel Long-distance gene control first emerged around 650…
Tending The Frontier: Pietro De Camilli and the Cell Biology of Neurons
Pietro De Camilli’s passion for discovery remains undiminished—a passion that traces back to a childhood in northern Italy.…
Scientists Turn Cancer’s Own Bacteria Against It in Breakthrough Therapy
A bacteria-inspired therapy disrupts cancer cell energy production and shows strong results in early studies. Credit: Shutterstock A…
Scientists Just Captured Killer T Cells in Action Inside Tumors
A cytotoxic T cell imaged by cryo-expansion microscopy (cryo-ExM). The colorful dots at the center are cytotoxic granules…