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Scientists develop a new way to grow pancreatic "organoids"

MIT engineers, in collaboration with scientists at Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, have developed a new way to grow tiny replicas of the pancreas, using either healthy or cancerous pancreatic cells.

14 Sep 2021

RIT scientists uncover new information about the way coronavirus attaches to human cells

Rochester Institute of Technology scientists have uncovered new information about the way coronavirus and several of its variants attach to human cells.

14 Sep 2021

Newly discovered RNA-guided endonucleases can be harnessed for genome editing in cells

Researchers seeking to understand the origins of CRISPR-Cas9 systems have uncovered a class of transposon-encoded RNA-guided nucleases, which they dubbed "OMEGA," that could be harnessed for genome editing in human cells.

14 Sep 2021

Study uncovers mechanism where two transcription factors stabilize each other’s binding to DNA

Researchers have discovered an exclusive mechanism through which two transcription factors stabilize each other’s binding to DNA in fission yeast.

14 Sep 2021

Newly identified antibacterial mechanism could inspire novel strategies to combat bacterial pathogens

Similar to how a spider traps its prey, the cells of the human immune system cooperate to trap and “eat” bacteria.

14 Sep 2021

Research identifies an unnoticed site for priming of CD8+ T cells—the spleen

CD8+ T cells, also called “killer” T cells, are the killers of the immune system. Upon being primed, they look for and kill cancerous cells or virus-infected cells.

14 Sep 2021

Food science principles help explain the biology behind cellular compartments

Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that food science principles have helped them determine how unusual droplets within cells stay organized and avoid dissolving into the rest of the cell's gelatinous interior.

13 Sep 2021

Loss of natural HIV control preceded by functional impairment of T cells

HIV is a master of evading the immune system, using a variety of methods to prevent the body from being able to find and kill it.

13 Sep 2021

UAB researchers identify an unnoticed additional site for priming of "killer" T cells

CD8+ T cells -; known as "killer" T cells -; are the assassins of the immune system. Once they are primed, they seek out and destroy other cells that are infected with virus or cells that are cancerous.

13 Sep 2021

Study reveals how autoimmune antibodies can predict severe cases of COVID-19

The presence of special immune system defense molecules, called autoimmune antibodies, has been strongly tied to how poorly people fare when hospitalized with COVID-19, a new study shows.

From New York University (NYU) 9 Sep 2021

Study credits gut microbiota for the presence of maternal IgA in milk

Maternal antibodies are transmitted through breastfeeding, safeguarding the gastrointestinal tracts of infants from numerous pathogen-caused infections.

9 Sep 2021

Study imparts mechanistic understanding on early stages of human cancer

Scientists demonstrated that normal human fibroblast cells can be converted to specific cancer cells through factors that are identified in actual human patients.

9 Sep 2021

Bacteria-derived curli amyloid fibril promotes neurodegeneration in the host

Increasing evidence points to the fact that gut microbiota performs a vital role in regulating the advancement of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.

9 Sep 2021

New technology harnesses a natural feature of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Southampton and biopharma company UCB have found a way to enhance the natural ability of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood cancer cells using part of the human immune system known as the complement cascade, opening the way for a potential new class of treatments.

8 Sep 2021

Cell Biology

Scientists develop a new way to grow pancreatic "organoids"

RIT scientists uncover new information about the way coronavirus attaches to human cells

Newly discovered RNA-guided endonucleases can be harnessed for genome editing in cells

Study uncovers mechanism where two transcription factors stabilize each other’s binding to DNA

Newly identified antibacterial mechanism could inspire novel strategies to combat bacterial pathogens

Research identifies an unnoticed site for priming of CD8+ T cells—the spleen

Food science principles help explain the biology behind cellular compartments

Loss of natural HIV control preceded by functional impairment of T cells

UAB researchers identify an unnoticed additional site for priming of "killer" T cells

Study reveals how autoimmune antibodies can predict severe cases of COVID-19

Study credits gut microbiota for the presence of maternal IgA in milk

Study imparts mechanistic understanding on early stages of human cancer

Bacteria-derived curli amyloid fibril promotes neurodegeneration in the host

New technology harnesses a natural feature of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood cancer cells

Stem cell transplantation leaves no scars in the DNA of transplanted cells

Study details replication and immune evasion of Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant

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Researchers discover underlying metabolic changes that may be pivotal in severe COVID-19

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