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Research shows how a combination of images can help detect food security threats

New research shows how a combination of imagery from mobile phones, drones and satellites can be used to clamp down on banana threats.

23 Oct 2020

New method for producing FTVI enzyme could enhance therapeutic potential of cord blood transplants

A new way of producing an enzyme called fucosyltransferase VI (FTVI) in the lab could help enhance the therapeutic potential of cord blood transplants.

23 Oct 2020

New delivery system may treat male infertility

According to the Mayo Clinic, about 15% of couples are infertile, and male infertility plays a role in over one-third of these cases. Often, problems with sperm development are to blame.

22 Oct 2020

Genomic differences can help develop more personalized treatments for African American men

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer among American men after skin cancer, but the disease does not affect all races equally.

22 Oct 2020

Study shows antibody-based drug could reduce cancer in mice

Despite the remarkable successes of immune-based treatments for cancer, not everyone responds to these approaches and relapses do occur.

22 Oct 2020

New research sheds light on the working principles of advanced biosensing technologies

The COVID-19 pandemic is undoubtedly the most challenging global health burden since the 2nd World War. The pandemic has raised social awareness on the importance of effective and timely diagnosis that may help minimize the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19.

22 Oct 2020

Scientists use molecular dynamics simulations to reveal the secrets of SARS-CoV-2 virus

The virus wreaking havoc on our lives is an efficient infection machine. Comprised of only 29 proteins (compared to our 400,000), with a genome 1/200,000 the size of ours, SARS-CoV-2 is expertly evolved to trick our cells to contribute its machinery to assist in its propagation.

22 Oct 2020

Researchers identify a valuable source for treating pediatric cancer

For many cancers, doctors are increasingly looking to the DNA that solid tumors shed into the blood stream to help with diagnosis and monitoring.

22 Oct 2020

New nanodevices reveal how intracellular matter rearranges itself over time

Researchers have achieved, for the first time, a look into the complex workings of a cell from within the cell.

From University of Bath 22 Oct 2020

Scientists develop simple, effective fluorescent biosensors widely used in scientific and medical research

Scientists have made it simple for researchers to interpret biological processes all by making a small change to the color palette.

22 Oct 2020

New research indicates the link between diabetes and SARS-CoV-2 viral infection

Recently, researchers explained that infection by certain enteroviruses could possibly activate diabetes.

22 Oct 2020

New material could contribute to climate protection and sustainable industrial production

Chemists at the University of Bayreuth have developed a material that could well make an important contribution to climate protection and sustainable industrial production.

21 Oct 2020

Researchers uncover a new cellular mechanism for disposing of misfolded proteins

About 30 years ago, Dr. Richard Sifers set out on a journey to discover why people with a rare condition known as alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency present with high variation in the severity of liver disease.

21 Oct 2020

Novel approach based on microfluidic technology to fight cancer

CAR-T biotherapeutics company Carina Biotech and researchers at the University of South Australia have developed a novel approach based on microfluidic technology to "purify" the immune cells of patients in the fight against cancer.

21 Oct 2020

New DNA-cutting tool could advance gene editing for novel treatments

Gene editing for the development of new treatments, and for studying disease as well as normal function in humans and other organisms, may advance more quickly with a new tool for cutting larger pieces of DNA out of a cell's genome, according to a new study by UC San Francisco scientists.

21 Oct 2020

Study sheds light on the ability of melanomas to form early metastases

Research led by Queen Mary University of London has revealed novel insights into the mechanisms employed by melanoma cells to form tumours at secondary sites around the body.

21 Oct 2020

Researchers assign immunological memory function to cytotoxic natural killer cells

A new study by researchers from the Medical University of Vienna could prove beneficial for the human immune system.

21 Oct 2020

Researchers discover a gene responsible for urination

In a National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study involving both mice and patients who are part of an NIH Clinical Center trial, researchers discovered that a gene, called PIEZO2, may be responsible for the powerful urge to urinate that we normally feel several times a day.

20 Oct 2020

New strategy for capturing interactions among glycans and protein activators in live cells

Human cells are encased by a membrane coated with diverse sugar molecules known as glycans. These glycans play many roles in health and disease, making them important to understand.

20 Oct 2020

A new look at an old technique for studying protein dynamics

A fresh new look at an old technique in protein biochemistry has shown that it should be reintroduced to the spectroscopy toolkit.

20 Oct 2020

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Latest Cell Biology News and Research

Research shows how a combination of images can help detect food security threats

New method for producing FTVI enzyme could enhance therapeutic potential of cord blood transplants

New delivery system may treat male infertility

Genomic differences can help develop more personalized treatments for African American men

Study shows antibody-based drug could reduce cancer in mice

New research sheds light on the working principles of advanced biosensing technologies

Scientists use molecular dynamics simulations to reveal the secrets of SARS-CoV-2 virus

Researchers identify a valuable source for treating pediatric cancer

New nanodevices reveal how intracellular matter rearranges itself over time

Scientists develop simple, effective fluorescent biosensors widely used in scientific and medical research

New research indicates the link between diabetes and SARS-CoV-2 viral infection

New material could contribute to climate protection and sustainable industrial production

Researchers uncover a new cellular mechanism for disposing of misfolded proteins

Novel approach based on microfluidic technology to fight cancer

New DNA-cutting tool could advance gene editing for novel treatments

Study sheds light on the ability of melanomas to form early metastases

Researchers assign immunological memory function to cytotoxic natural killer cells

Researchers discover a gene responsible for urination

New strategy for capturing interactions among glycans and protein activators in live cells

A new look at an old technique for studying protein dynamics

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