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The Modified Development Potential of Worm Embryonic Cells

A startling discovery that challenges the conventional wisdom that the majority of the hereditary information for cell differentiation is encoded within DNA and other genetic factors has been made regarding how specific proteins within the chromosomes of roundworms facilitate their offspring to develop specialized cells generations later.

10 Apr 2023

Study Establishes Two Distinct Regulatory T Cell Populations

According to a recent study headed by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), a regulatory class of human T cells is descended from two distinct origins, one related to autoimmunity and one related to protective immunity.

10 Apr 2023

Specialized Diet Stimulates a Unique Form of Programmed Cell Death

Glioblastoma is the most prevalent kind of adult brain tumor.

10 Apr 2023

Trinity Scientists Discover New Mechanisms Involved in Establishing Cellular Identity

A team of scientists led by those in Trinity College Dublin has discovered new mechanisms involved in establishing cellular identity, a process that ensures the billions of different cells in our bodies do the correct job.

10 Apr 2023

New Device Enables Construction of Complex 3D Organoids Without Using Elaborate Techniques

A team led by Masaya Hagiwara of RIKEN national science institute in Japan has developed an ingenious device, using layers of hydrogels in a cube-like structure, that allows researchers to construct complex 3D organoids without using elaborate techniques.

10 Apr 2023

Researchers Identify Antibody that may Block Infection by All Dominant SARS-CoV-2 Variants

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Scripps Research and the University of Chicago has identified an antibody that appears to block infection by all dominant variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, including Omicron, the most recent.

10 Apr 2023

Novel Method can Measure the Abundance and Modification of tRNA Molecules in a Single Step

Ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules are present in all living cells, with different types of RNA having different jobs.

7 Apr 2023

Key Enzyme in Sugar Metabolism Plays Role in Protecting Cancer Cells

A key enzyme in sugar metabolism is inactivated particularly easily and efficiently by oxidative stress.

7 Apr 2023

Stimulating Beige Fat Production Could Help Reverse the Effects of Age-Related Slowing Metabolism

New research suggests a strategy to ward off age-related weight gain, which could prevent obesity and associated health disorders like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and chronic inflammation.

7 Apr 2023

Novel Protein Involved in Tumor Suppression Identified

Understanding how cancer develops is critical for designing effective, personalized cancer therapies. Researchers have known for years that cancer begins with mutations in certain types of genes.

7 Apr 2023

Research Reveals Why Viruses can Reinfect a Population of Previously Immune Hosts

The human body is capable of creating a vast, diverse repertoire of antibodies-;the Y-shaped sniffer dogs of the immune system that can find and flag foreign invaders.

7 Apr 2023

Promoting Gut Health in Mice with Broccoli Consumption

It is well known that broccoli is good for human health. For instance, studies have indicated that increasing the intake of cruciferous vegetables lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes and cancer.

7 Apr 2023

The Role of Siglec-14 Receptors on Human Macrophages in CNT Recognition in Humans

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are novel nanomaterials with potential uses in a variety of sectors. However, the harm they represent to people is unknown, and studies have revealed that multiwalled CNTs cause an immune response in mice.

7 Apr 2023

Generation of Monkey Blastoids Using Optimized Protocol

Human embryo development and early organ development remain unclear due to ethical concerns about using embryos for research and a scarcity of materials to investigate.

7 Apr 2023

Effect of Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Residues on Endophytic Microbes

Researchers from the University of Turku in Finland conducted a field study in which they evaluated the effect of glyphosate residues in soil on the endophytic microbial communities of garden strawberries.

7 Apr 2023

Lab-Grown Fat Could Give a More Realistic Texture and Flavor to Cultured Meat Grown from Cells

Researchers at Tufts University have successfully bulk-produced fat tissue in the lab that has a similar texture and make-up to fat tissue naturally occurring in animals.

6 Apr 2023

Attacking the HTLV-1 Virus With the Help of Special Gene Scissors

HTLV-1 triggers aggressive forms of leukemia or an incurable spinal cord disease that leads to paralysis: the virus is the often ignored but no less insidious sibling of the HIV virus that causes AIDS and also belongs to the family of retroviruses.

6 Apr 2023

Newly Discovered Mechanism may Have Profound Implications for Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Researchers at the Forsyth Institute have discovered an important mechanism that may have profound implications for how we prevent colorectal cancer. Oddly enough, their discovery began in the mouth.

5 Apr 2023

Cellular Recycling Function in the Brain Slows Dramatically After Traumatic Brain Injury

Each year about 1.5 million people in the U.S. survive a traumatic brain injury due to a fall, car accident, or a sports injury, which can cause immediate and long-term disability.

5 Apr 2023

Astrocytes Pull the Handbrake to Drive the Brain to a More Relaxed State

A brimming inbox on Monday morning sets your head spinning. You take a moment to breathe and your mind clears enough to survey the emails one by one.

5 Apr 2023

Cell Biology

The Modified Development Potential of Worm Embryonic Cells

Study Establishes Two Distinct Regulatory T Cell Populations

Specialized Diet Stimulates a Unique Form of Programmed Cell Death

Trinity Scientists Discover New Mechanisms Involved in Establishing Cellular Identity

New Device Enables Construction of Complex 3D Organoids Without Using Elaborate Techniques

Researchers Identify Antibody that may Block Infection by All Dominant SARS-CoV-2 Variants

Novel Method can Measure the Abundance and Modification of tRNA Molecules in a Single Step

Key Enzyme in Sugar Metabolism Plays Role in Protecting Cancer Cells

Stimulating Beige Fat Production Could Help Reverse the Effects of Age-Related Slowing Metabolism

Novel Protein Involved in Tumor Suppression Identified

Research Reveals Why Viruses can Reinfect a Population of Previously Immune Hosts

Promoting Gut Health in Mice with Broccoli Consumption

The Role of Siglec-14 Receptors on Human Macrophages in CNT Recognition in Humans

Generation of Monkey Blastoids Using Optimized Protocol

Effect of Glyphosate-Based Herbicide Residues on Endophytic Microbes

Lab-Grown Fat Could Give a More Realistic Texture and Flavor to Cultured Meat Grown from Cells

Attacking the HTLV-1 Virus With the Help of Special Gene Scissors

Newly Discovered Mechanism may Have Profound Implications for Colorectal Cancer Prevention

Cellular Recycling Function in the Brain Slows Dramatically After Traumatic Brain Injury

Astrocytes Pull the Handbrake to Drive the Brain to a More Relaxed State

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