Nanodevices Track Cells From the Inside, Show How They Develop With Time
For the first time, scientists have added microscopic tracking devices into the interior of cells, giving a peek into how development starts. For the first…
Cell Biology
Bioelectric Drugs Can Repair and Prevent Defects in Developing Frog Brains
Researchers suggest the discovery offers a roadmap for exploration of therapeutic drugs that could help repair birth defects in humans. Researchers led by biologists at…
DNA May Not Be the Blueprint for Life – Just a Scrambled List of Ingredients
University of Maryland researcher develops potentially revolutionary framework for heredity and evolution in which inheritable information is stored outside the genome. The common view of…
Possible Virus Achilles Heel Discovered – Could Lead to Treatments for Herpes, Flu and Coronavirus
A new research study headed by Aarhus University in Denmark identifies how viruses avoid the body’s immune system and cause infections and diseases. Viruses have…
“Superpower” Discovered in Squids: They Can Massively Edit Their Own Genetics
Revealing yet another super-power in the skillful squid, scientists have discovered that squid massively edit their own genetic instructions not only within the nucleus of…
New Stem Cell-Based Topical Solution Helps Bald People Regrow Hair
The results of a clinical trial released today (May 18, 2020) in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine demonstrate how a topical solution made up of stem cells…
Tiny RNA That Should Attack COVID-19 Coronavirus Diminish With Age, Disease
A group of tiny RNA that should attack the virus causing COVID-19 when it tries to infect the body are diminished with age and chronic…
New Tool Developed to Sequence Circular DNA
New method will provide insight into genomes of bacteria and viruses, as well as extrachromosomal circular DNA in mammals and plants. University of Alberta biologists…
Millions of Mature Human Cells – Blood, Eye and Liver Cells – Grown In a Mouse Embryo
The advance could eventually lead to game-changing stem cell treatments for critical diseases, and better models of infectious diseases like COVID-19. For decades, the enormous…
Innovative Virus Research May Save Wheat and Other Crops
University of California Riverside scientists have solved a 20-year-old genetics puzzle that could result in ways to protect wheat, barley, and other crops from a…
“Cell Pores” Discovery Offers New Hope for Millions With Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
New research from a team of international scientists shows how swelling associated with brain and spinal cord injury can be stopped using a drug already…
Team of Biochemists and Virologists Discover Potential Targets for COVID-19 Therapy
Cell culture model: several compounds stop SARS-CoV-2 virus. A team of biochemists and virologists at Goethe University and the Frankfurt University Hospital were able to…
New Findings on “Water Wires” Contradict Computational Models That Have Been Accepted for Decades
Each of our cells is surrounded by a complex membrane that functions as a biological border, letting ions and nutrients such as salt, potassium and…
New Cutting-Edge Tool Can Distinguish the Cause of Blood Clots Based on Their Shape
A tool that uses machine-learning technology can distinguish the cause of different types of blood clots based on subtle differences in their shape. A new…
Transforming Nanofiber Membranes Into Complex 3D Shapes for Biomedical Applications
Researchers develop a new way to create 3D scaffolds for biomedical applications. In the movie “Transformers,” cars morph into robots, jets or a variety of…
COVID-19 Treatment May Lie in Pangolin Genetics – May Possess Evolutionary Advantage Against Coronavirus
The exotic animal’s genome could point to possible treatment options for COVID-19 in humans. Similar to how a smoke detector sounds off an alarm, certain…
Scientists Improve Photosynthesis in Quest to Create Heat-Tolerant Wheat
Researchers working on molecular-level responses in crops have taken a step closer to their goal of producing heat-tolerant wheat. Smart thermostats tell air conditioners to…
Varying Virus-Specific Antibodies in Recently Recovered COVID-19 Patients
Most newly discharged patients who recently recovered from COVID-19 produce virus-specific antibodies and T cells, suggests a study published on May 3rd in the journal…