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Clinical efficacy of CAR-T cells depends on chemical modifications, says study

One in five cancers affects lymph nodes and blood cells resulting in lymphomas and leukemias, respectively.

7 Oct 2021

Researchers reveal how and why cytoquakes occur

Researchers earlier identified that animal cell cytoskeletons rearrange quickly at times, starting an earthquake-like disturbance in the part of the cell.

7 Oct 2021

Active genes do not form clusters and share resources during early development in fruit flies

Active genes do not form clusters and share resources during early development in the fruit fly, according to a new study by New York University and Princeton researchers published in the journal Current Biology.

6 Oct 2021

Researchers identify the mechanism leading to deafness in Norrie disease

A team of Mass Eye and Ear Scientists led by Albert Edge, PhD, working with research fellow Yushi Hayashi, MD, PhD, has identified the mechanism that can lead to deafness in the rare syndrome, Norrie disease.

6 Oct 2021

New study reveals lung cell roles in guiding the immune system

Lung immunity is essential to combat all pulmonary diseases, including COVID-19, pneumonia, lung cancer, asthma and COPD.

6 Oct 2021

Genome Research' special issue covers advanced developments in single-cell genomics

Genome Research (https://genome.org) publishes a special issue highlighting novel advances and insights in Single-cell Genomics.

5 Oct 2021

Diagnostic value of SARS-CoV-2 specific T cell immune responses may be limited

Can T-cell tests be used to determine whether people have had COVID-19? Scientists at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet have jointly analysed this issue under the aegis of the COMMUNITY study at Danderyd Hospital. Their study is published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE.

5 Oct 2021

Fully vaccinated people who had COVID-19 end up with larger number of memory B cells

A new study by University of Minnesota Medical School researchers is revealing that some people who received an mRNA vaccination for COVID-19 have greater immune responses compared to others.

5 Oct 2021

Gene therapy turns glial brain cells into neurons, restores visual function

A team of scientists identified a means to employ gene therapy to convert glial brain cells into neurons, reinstating visual function.

4 Oct 2021

Extracellular vesicles synchronize cell activity, says study

Cells in the body work together, similar to an ant colony or even people in an office achieve the tasks.

4 Oct 2021

Novel technique helps researchers in single-organelle characterization

Scientists from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign isolated and chemically characterized individual organelles within cells swiftly.

4 Oct 2021

Study sheds light on blood and immune systems development in prenatal bone marrow

Researchers carried out the first extensive investigation of the formation of the blood and immune systems in the prenatal bone marrow.

4 Oct 2021

High levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in liver cells linked to hepatitis C virus resistance

Hepatitis C virus thrives in humans for years, damaging the liver by causing chronic inflammation, eventually resulting in cirrhosis and liver cancer.

4 Oct 2021

Researchers uncover a vital step in the conversion process of biomass to methane

Microbial production of methane from organic material is an essential process in the global carbon cycle and an important source of renewable energy. This natural process is based on a cooperative interaction between different types of microorganisms: the fermenting bacteria and the methane-producing archaea.

4 Oct 2021

Study finds a correlation between zika-induced neurological complications and Gas6 protein

An article by Brazilian researchers published in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity elucidates one of the mechanisms whereby zika virus causes neurological complications in adult patients and microcephaly in fetuses. The discovery paves the way for future research to develop drugs that combat the virus.

4 Oct 2021

Researchers identify 14 genes responsible for obesity

Promising news in the effort to develop drugs to treat obesity: University of Virginia scientists have identified 14 genes that can cause and three that can prevent weight gain. The findings pave the way for treatments to combat a health problem that affects more than 40% of American adults.

4 Oct 2021

Powerful method offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas

A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, the New York Genome Center, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has profiled in unprecedented detail thousands of individual cells sampled from patients' brain tumors.

4 Oct 2021

Scientists reveal how mechanical properties affect the organization, growth of epithelial tissues

An international team of scientists, led by Professor Ana-Sunčane Smith from the Croatian Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) and the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in Germany, provided fresh insights on the impact of mechanical properties on the organization and growth of cell tissues.

4 Oct 2021

Delta opioid receptor agonists modulate immune responses to ameliorate colonic inflammation

Opioids are a class of substances that control sensations such as pain and emotions in animals. While plant-derived opioid narcotics such as morphine are the most well-recognized, other opioid molecules like endorphins can also be synthesized by the body or artificially developed in laboratories.

From Tokyo University of Science 1 Oct 2021

Novel Assay Platform for 3D Microfluidic Cancer Research

AMSBIO have supplied custom Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T products to the University of Strathclyde (UoS) in Glasgow, UK, and ScreenIn3D Ltd, allowing them to perform novel immune-oncology assays in 3D microfluidic cancer models.

From AMS Biotechnology 1 Oct 2021

Cell Biology News and Research

Latest Cell Biology News and Research

Clinical efficacy of CAR-T cells depends on chemical modifications, says study

Researchers reveal how and why cytoquakes occur

Active genes do not form clusters and share resources during early development in fruit flies

Researchers identify the mechanism leading to deafness in Norrie disease

New study reveals lung cell roles in guiding the immune system

Genome Research' special issue covers advanced developments in single-cell genomics

Diagnostic value of SARS-CoV-2 specific T cell immune responses may be limited

Fully vaccinated people who had COVID-19 end up with larger number of memory B cells

Gene therapy turns glial brain cells into neurons, restores visual function

Extracellular vesicles synchronize cell activity, says study

Novel technique helps researchers in single-organelle characterization

Study sheds light on blood and immune systems development in prenatal bone marrow

High levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in liver cells linked to hepatitis C virus resistance

Researchers uncover a vital step in the conversion process of biomass to methane

Study finds a correlation between zika-induced neurological complications and Gas6 protein

Researchers identify 14 genes responsible for obesity

Powerful method offers new insights about the dynamics of gliomas

Scientists reveal how mechanical properties affect the organization, growth of epithelial tissues

Delta opioid receptor agonists modulate immune responses to ameliorate colonic inflammation

Novel Assay Platform for 3D Microfluidic Cancer Research

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