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Study shows why obese mothers tend to have children susceptible to metabolic diseases

A Brazilian study published in the journal Molecular Human Reproduction helps understand why obese mothers tend to have children with a propensity to develop the metabolic disease during their lifetime, as suggested by previous research.

27 Jan 2021

New method shows how pharmaceuticals induce cancer cell death

Cancer cells are smart when it comes to anti-cancer drugs, evolving and becoming resistant to even the strongest chemotherapies over time.

20 Jan 2021

Researchers reveal surprising propulsion system used by stem cells

Researchers have discovered the surprising propulsion system that enables these regenerative cells to migrate through surrounding tissue to repair the damage.

12 Jan 2021

New discovery helps explain how COVID-19 suppresses the body’s immune response

Seeking to understand why COVID-19 is able to suppress the body's immune response, new research from the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology suggests that mitochondria are one of the first lines of defense against COVID-19 and identifies key differences in how SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, interacts with mitochondrial genes when compared to other viruses.

12 Jan 2021

Study reveals evolutionary relationship between two different organelles in liverwort cells

Cells, the basic unit of life, are surrounded by a limiting membrane called the plasma membrane. Inside cells, there are various membrane-bounded organelles, each of which has various and distinctive functions.

29 Dec 2020

Anti-diarrhea drug could be used to induce cell death in glioblastoma cell lines

The research group led by Dr Sjoerd van Wijk from the Institute of Experimental Cancer Research in Paediatrics at Goethe University already two years ago found evidence indicating that the anti-diarrhea drug loperamide could be used to induce cell death in glioblastoma cell lines.

23 Dec 2020

Biochemist discovers hidden cellular machinery essential for higher-order life

In his first year of graduate school, Rice University biochemist Zachary Wright discovered something hidden inside a common piece of cellular machinery that's essential for all higher order life from yeast to humans.

7 Dec 2020

Researchers use new technique to visualize the world of lipid dynamics

The potential to “see” the inner mechanisms of structures provides the promise of developments in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases.

19 Nov 2020

Researchers reveal identity of the last unknown protein of autophagy

Drs. Nobuo Noda (Director) and Kazuaki Matoba (Senior Researcher) et al. at the Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN, Tokyo, Japan) discovered that Atg9, one of the proteins that function to mediate autophagy, has phospholipid-translocation activity (the lipid scramblase activity) between the two layers of the lipid bilayer and elucidated that the protein's activity brings about autophagosome membrane expansion.

5 Nov 2020

Researchers unlock new possibilities for development of sustainable, clean bioenergy

Researchers at the University of Liverpool have unlocked new possibilities for the future development of sustainable, clean bioenergy.

4 Nov 2020

Study sheds new light on cell migration in 3D environments

Scientists have reported that observations of cells migrating through channels have provided a deeper understanding of how cell migrate in 3D environments.

8 Oct 2020

Study explains the organization of genetic information contained within mitochondria

Mitochondria creates energy for cells, and are called the “powerhouse". The genetic information is present within the mitochondria for making this energy.

30 Sep 2020

Researchers develop an advanced tool for accurate assembly of organelle genomes

The mitochondrial genome and plastid genome denote the parts of endosymbiotic organelle inheritance in eukaryotes that have persisted in organelles.

16 Sep 2020

Study: Two unrelated responses in corn plants interact to help the crop survive heat stress

Environmental extremes driven by climate change create stresses in crops, and plant breeders are attempting to untangle the genetic factors that endow plants with tolerance to stress.

31 Aug 2020

Study sheds new light on crucial proteins linked to genetic diseases

A new study offers a better understanding of the properties of important proteins found inside the ciliary membrane.

24 Aug 2020

New method helps track actin involved in mitochondrial dysfunction

The human skeleton helps in moving the body. Similarly, fine skeleton-like filaments inside the cells also help in the movement of cellular structures.

11 Aug 2020

A magnetic-sensitive artificial catalyst can remotely control bioreactions in living cells

The enzymes responsible for catalytic reactions in our body's biological reactions are difficult to use for diagnosis or treatment as they react only to certain molecules or have low stability.

11 Aug 2020

Biologists identify a molecular mechanism that underlies phenotypic plasticity

Evolutionary and developmental biologist Craig Albertson and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have identified a molecular mechanism that allows an organism to change the way it looks depending on the environment it is exposed to, a process known as phenotypic plasticity.

29 Jul 2020

Study reveals the degradation mechanism of endoplasmic reticulum

A team of researchers have analyzed the degradation mechanism of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) called ER-phagy.

23 Jul 2020

Study shows how cells respond to nutrient deprivation

The idea of the cell as a city is a common introduction to biology, conjuring depictions of the cell's organelles as power plants, factories, roads, libraries, warehouses and more.

From Harvard Medical School 17 Jul 2020