Little-Known Glial Cells Are Critical Regulators of Heart Development and Function
Discovery suggests glial cells may be important in other organs as well. Glial cells in the heart help regulate heart rate and rhythm, and drive…
Cell Biology
Powerful New Tool Can Peer Into the Vast Genetic Library Inside of Your Cells
The human genome can be thought of as a massive library, containing over 20,000 different “instruction manuals”: your genes. For example, there are genes which…
Reproductive Sciences Experts Discover Gene Crucial to Sperm Cell Production
Reproductive Sciences experts at Cincinnati Children’s discover that the gene Cdc42 is required to support proper alignment and function of Sertoli cells. Scientists at Cincinnati…
Viruses Are Both the Villains and Heroes of Life As We Know It – Nature’s Powerhouses for Genetic Innovation
Viruses have a bad reputation. They are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic and a long list of maladies that have plagued humanity since time immemorial….
How Do Cells Acquire Their Shapes? New Mechanism Discovered
A multi-disciplinary team of scientists at Lehigh University and the University of Lausanne discover and characterize a new mechanism by which the fission yeast cell…
Certain Proteins – Such As Bacterial Toxins and the COVID Vaccine – Pass Through Cell Walls “Like a Magic Trick”
Study first to show how some toxins and drugs enter cells. For decades, scientists have wondered how large molecules such as proteins pass through cell…
Antibiotic Breakthrough: Scientists Finally Figure Out How Penicillin Kills Bacteria
The mechanism which allows β-lactam antibiotics, including penicillin, to kill MRSA has been revealed for the first time. An international team of researchers led by…
Incredible Images Reveal the Complex Face of Living Bacteria Like Never Before
The sharpest images ever of living bacteria have been recorded by UCL researchers, revealing the complex architecture of the protective layer that surrounds many bacteria…
New Mechanism Discovered for Muscle Regeneration
Muscle is known to regenerate through a complex process that involves several steps and depends on stem cells. Now, a new study led by researchers…
Scientists Have Found a Way To “See” Single Cells Using Sound
If you are a researcher who wants to see how just a few cells in an organism are behaving, it is no simple task. The…
Nuclear Pore Complex: Cellular Environments Shape Molecular Architecture
Researchers glean a more complete picture of a structure called the nuclear pore complex by studying it directly inside cells. Context matters. It’s true for…
Heart Clocks: Scientists Uncover a Circadian Rhythm in Heart Cells That Affects Their Daily Function
A new study has shown how circadian rhythms in heart cells help to change heart function over the course of the day and may explain…
Mito Warriors: New Footage Shows T Cell Assassins Hunting Down and Destroying Cancer Cells
Scientists discover how T cell assassins reload their weapons to kill and kill again. Cambridge researchers have discovered how T cells – an important component…
Weighing Cancer Cells To Personalize Drug Choices and Help With Treatment Decision-Making
A new study shows a link between patient survival and changes in tumor cell mass after glioblastoma treatment. Researchers at MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute…
Innovative Experiment Reveals the Complex Dynamics of Stem Cell Tethers and Slings
Molecules move within elongated protrusions to help stabilize migrating cells inside the bloodstream. An innovative experiment design shows, in real time and at the scale…
Regenerating Cells That Propagate Heartbeats
Specialized cells that propagate heartbeats have the capacity to regenerate after birth, study by UT Southwestern scientists shows. Specialized cells that conduct electricity to keep…
New Study Reveals Lung Cell Roles in Pulmonary Immunity – Essential to COVID-19, Pneumonia, Lung Cancer, Asthma and COPD
Findings have implications in understanding, preventing and treating multiple lung diseases. Lung immunity is essential to combat all pulmonary diseases, including COVID-19, pneumonia, lung cancer,…
Scientists Find a New Way To Reverse Immune Suppression in Cancer Tumors
Malignant tumors can enhance their ability to survive and spread by suppressing antitumor immune cells in their vicinity, but a study led by researchers at…
