Laundry Lint Can Cause Significant Tissue and DNA Damage Within Marine Mussels
Microscopic fibers created during the laundry cycle can cause damage to the gills, liver, and DNA of marine species, according to new research. Scientists at…
Cell Biology
First-Ever Data-Driven Videos Illuminate RNA’s Mysterious Folding Process
A new Northwestern University-led study is unfolding the mystery of how RNA molecules fold themselves to fit inside cells and perform specific functions. The findings…
Cure for Blindness in Sight: Retinal Stem Cell Transplant Clears Experimental Hurdle
Retinal cells derived from adult human eye stem cells survived when transplanted into the eyes of monkeys, an important early step in the validation of…
Boosting a Natural Cellular Process to Protect Lungs From Ventilator-Induced Injury
Research Suggests Boosting a Natural Cellular Process Could Reduce Damage An unfortunate truth about the use of mechanical ventilation to save the lives of patients…
Pioneering Computational Model of Entire SARS-CoV-2 Virus Responsible for COVID-19
Pioneering multiscale model allows researchers to plug in and better understand information as new discoveries are made. Researchers at the University of Chicago have created…
3D-Printed “Artificial Muscle” Inspired by Color-Changing Octopus Skin
3D-Printed Smart Gel Changes Shape When Exposed to Light Inspired by the color-changing skin of cuttlefish, octopuses and squids, Rutgers engineers have created a 3D-printed…
Bacteria Can Tell the Time With Internal Biological Clocks
Humans have them, so do other animals and plants. Now research reveals that bacteria too have internal clocks that align with the 24-hour cycle of…
Scientists Discover a Way to Control the Immune System’s “Natural Killer” Cells With “Invisible” Stem Cells
UC San Francisco scientists have discovered a new way to control the immune system’s “natural killer” (NK) cells, a finding with implications for novel cell…
Researchers Zero In on Natural Products That Disrupt Lethal Viruses, Including the COVID-19 Coronavirus
Review of the life histories of RNA viruses, their genetics, and the compounds that could disrupt them offers hope for curtailment of future pandemics. Researchers…
Neuroscientists Link Brain Cancer to Tissue Healing
Increase of inflammation markers in tumor-initiating cells believed to be a response to brain injury. The healing process that follows a brain injury could spur…
Study Finds Eating Mangoes Reduces Women’s Facial Wrinkles
Pilot study shows promising results. Women who ate a half cup four times a week saw a decrease in wrinkles after two months Women who…
Scientists Develop High Performance Mitochondria Transfer Device
Method will help researchers better understand mitochondrial DNA diseases. Scientists from the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer have developed a simple, high-throughput method for transferring isolated…
Frozen: Cutting-Edge Technology Reveals Structures Within Cells That Previously Could Only Be Guessed
New methods enable scientists at IST Austria to take a look at the innermost of cells: High-resolution images of deep-frozen cells show structures that previously…
Scientists Discover a Gene to Stay Thin – Protects Against Diet-Induced Obesity
A noticeable impact on the waistline of many people is a side-effect of the quarantine due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. Reduced activity and lack…
Breaking Bad: How Shattered Chromosomes Make Cancer Cells More Aggressive and Drug-Resistant
Researchers find that the phenomenon of chromothripsis results in rearranged genomes and extra-chromosomal DNA that helps mutated cells not only evade treatment, but become more…
First Global Atlas of How the COVID Coronavirus Interacts With Human Cells
Scientists from Würzburg and the US have charted the first global atlas of direct interactions between SARS-CoV-2 RNA and human host cells. This may provide…
Protein Storytelling to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
New computational tools developed at Stony Brook University help characterize protein structures and identify new treatments for COVID-19. In the last five decades, we’ve learned…
New Technology Peers at the Electrical Signals Inside Cells – May Inspire New Fields of Research
University of Chicago scientists pioneer new method of measuring electricity in cells. Electricity is a key ingredient in living bodies. We know that voltage differences…