Mystery Behind Comb Jelly’s Mesmerizing Movement Solved
University of Tsukuba researchers discover a protein that controls the unique movement of comb jellies. The rainbow of moving lights visible along the sides of…
Cell Biology News
Surreal Video of Stressed Cells Helps Biologists Solve a Decades-Old Mystery
Crowded rooms: How Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh researchers solved a cell mystery. A surreal video of stressed cells under a microscope…
Anti-Aging Medicines Seek To Eliminate “Zombie” Cells – But Could This Be Dangerous?
Senescent Cells Help To Heal Damaged Tissues According to a recent study from the University of California, San Francisco, not all senescent cells are detrimental…
Organoid Engineering Breakthrough: Developing Model Systems That Mimic Human Organs
Researchers from Dresden and Vienna reveal a link between the connectivity of three-dimensional structures in tissues and the emergence of their architecture to help scientists…
New Genetic Variations Discovered in Swimming Behavior of Sperm Cells
Research offers additional insights into the reproductive process. A team of scientists has discovered that the behavior of sperm cells is due, in part, to…
New Study Reveals How the Reproductive System Can Accelerate Aging and Worsen Health
The study identified the negative consequences of disrupting meiosis. A new study in an animal model of aging indicates a potential reason for why women…
Researchers Have Discovered a Mutation That Significantly Increases Lifespan
The study found that faulty RNA processing can result in longer life. RNA is an important information transmitter in our cells and acts as a…
Researchers Uncover Why Adults’ Hearts Don’t Regenerate
As heart cells mature in mice, the number of communication pathways called nuclear pores dramatically decreases. Although this might protect the organ from damaging signals,…
Scientists Discover a Previously Unknown Plant Mechanism – And Its Impact Could Be Enormous
Scientists find that meiotic exit in Arabidopsis is driven by P-body-mediated inhibition of translation A previously unidentified mechanism for reprogramming gene expression during the transition…
Groundbreaking Research Exposes Immune System’s “Off Button”
Scientists have found what turns off the molecular alarm system, which is crucial in our immune response. Scientists have discovered what turns off the molecular alarm system…
Biologists Create a New Type of Human Cells
The new model cells aid in the study of early embryonic development. Professor Vincent Pasque and his colleagues at KU Leuven have used stem cells to…
Scientists Discover That Chromosomes Are Fluid
Chromosome manipulation in live cells indicates that they are fluid. Researchers from CNRS, the Curie Institute, and Sorbonne University have successfully physically acted on chromosomes in live…
Scientists Discover a Molecular Switch That Controls Life Expectancy
A single protein can control aging signals more effectively than in a group. According to recent research, the protein CHIP can control the insulin receptor…
Scientists Discover How Cells Repair Longevity-Promoting “Recycling System”
For the first time, researchers describe a pathway by which cells repair damaged lysosomes, structures that contribute to longevity by recycling cellular trash. The discovery…
MIT Chemists Discover How a Shape-Shifting Receptor Influences Cell Growth
New insight into the way the EGF receptor sends signals into cells could help researchers design new cancer drugs that target this protein. Receptors found…
Molecular Mechanism Discovered That Confers Special Physical Properties to Chromosomes in Dividing Human Cells
How the genome is packed into chromosomes that can be faithfully moved during cell division. Scientists discovered a molecular mechanism that confers special physical properties…
Scientists Solve “A Mystery Across the Centuries”
Biologists uncover mechanism that shapes centromere distribution. Since the 1800s, scientists have noted the configuration of centromeres, a special chromosomal region that is vital for…
How Cancer Spreads: Cancer Cells Can Migrate Toward Certain “Sweet Spot” Environments
Discovery offers insight into how cancer spreads and provides a tool for developing new treatments. Scientists have discovered that cancer cells can gravitate toward certain…
