Scientists Discover New Protein Shield That Protects Broken DNA
Researchers from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research have uncovered a new protein shield that aids in repairing damaged DNA in cells and…
Cell Biology
New Cell Dysfunction Discovery Sheds Light on HIV
A team of chemical and biomedical engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with researchers from…
New Immunotherapy Agents Stimulate the Immune System to Attack Tumor Cells
Unlike cell-based cancer immunotherapies that manipulate immune cells outside of the body and transferring them into patients, the implantable immuno-material approach activates endogenous immune cells…
New Discovery Suggests All Life May Share This Common Design Principle
By studying bacteria and yeast, researchers at MIT have discovered that vastly different types of cells still share fundamental similarities, conserved across species and refined…
Biologists Develop Breakthrough RNA-Based Therapy to Target West Nile Virus
A Yale-led research team developed a new RNA therapy, delivered through the nose, to treat mice infected with West Nile Virus. The innovative approach reduced…
New Method Boosts Blood Vessel and Muscle Growth
A MIT study suggests new method for boosting growth of blood vessels and muscle. Activating proteins linked to longevity may help to increase endurance and…
Scientists Identify The Key Region of ‘Immortality and Aging’ Enzyme
Scientists from Moscow State University (MSU) working in an international team of researchers identified the structure of one of the key regions of telomerase –…
Scientists Demonstrate How Auxin Reaches Its Destination
A team of researchers from the University of Freiburg have discovered how the plant hormone auxin is transported within the cell and how this signaling…
Biophysicists Design Nanofibrous Scaffolds for Heart Cells
Biophysicists from MIPT have studied the structure of a nanofibrous scaffold, as well as its interaction with rat cardiac cells. The study, which is part…
New Breakthrough Allows Biologists to Grow and Test the Dormant Form of Malaria
One of the biggest obstacles to eradicating malaria is a dormant form of the parasite that lurks in the livers of some patients. This dormant…
Critically Important Intercellular Communication System Discovered
Multicellular organisms like ourselves depend on a constant flow of information between cells, coordinating their activities in order to proliferate and differentiate. Deciphering the language…
Naked Mole Rats Unlock Key Mechanisms of Aging and Cancer Resistance
With their large buck teeth and wrinkled, hairless bodies, naked mole rats won’t be winning any awards for cutest rodent. But their long life span–they…
New Technique Enables Biologists to Control Motion Within Living Cells
Simple motion inside biological cells, such as the streaming of cytoplasm – the liquid cell interior – is widely believed to be essential for cells…
Newly Discovered Molecular Mechanism May Be Key to Fighting Chronic Infections
How do viruses that cause chronic infections, such as HIV or hepatitis c virus, manage to outsmart their hosts’ immune systems? The answer to that…
“DNA-Origami” Allows Scientists to Study Minute Protein Interactions
DNA is packaged tightly within the cell’s nuclear membranes, which contain channels that regulate the transit of macromolecules governing all of life’s functions. Yale University…
Yale Researchers Track How Cells Repair Rips in DNA
All DNA is sealed within the cell’s nuclear membrane, which protects it from molecular marauders. But what happens when that protective envelope rips? Yale researchers…
STORM Reveals Never-Before-Seen Holes in the Cytoskeletal Mesh
One of today’s sharpest imaging tools, super-resolution microscopy, produces sparkling images of what until now has been the blurry interior of cells, detailing not only…
A Powerful New Tool for Studying Complex Biological Events
A new method for monitoring interactions between cells, dubbed LIPSTIC by its creators, is much more than a cosmetic improvement over existing techniques. The breakthrough,…