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A Glimpse into Future: Bioprinted Organs May Become Reality in Two Decades

In recent years, 3D printing has emerged as a transformative technology for the field of organ transplantation. Doctors are already using 3D-printed skin for burn treatment and wound healing, and this year has seen the first successful use of 3D-printed cartilage for ear reconstruction.

22 Nov 2023

SMART Researchers Pioneer Novel Microfluidic Method to Optimize Bone Marrow Stem Cell Extraction for Advanced Cell Therapies

Researchers from the Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP) Interdisciplinary Research Group (IRG) of Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research enterprise in Singapore, in collaboration with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI) and National University Health System (NUHS), have developed a groundbreaking technology.

22 Nov 2023

Unveiling the Cerebellar Nuclei’s Role in Associative Learning

The regulation of associative learning was traditionally believed to be controlled by the cortex within the cerebellum, commonly known as the “little brain.”

21 Nov 2023

New Method Removes Background Noise from CITE-Seq Data

Researchers from the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and the College of Arts & Sciences at Boston University have devised an innovative tool to address this limitation. This tool can discern and eliminate undesirable background noise originating from various sources, enhancing the precision of analysis in CITE-seq experiments.

20 Nov 2023

Unveiling Epidermal Hemoglobin: A Breakthrough in Skin Research

Scientists have, for the first time, demonstrated the presence of hemoglobin—a protein primarily known for its role in binding with oxygen within red blood cells—in the epidermis, the outermost tissue layer of human skin.

20 Nov 2023

Study Reveals Crucial Protein’s Role in Brain Cell Development

Scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison have pinpointed a crucial protein associated with the formation of a specific type of brain cell implicated in conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.

20 Nov 2023

Scientists Discover New Class of Molecular Glue Degraders for Cancer Therapy

Cells contain molecular machinery that targets and disposes of unwanted proteins to maintain homeostasis.

17 Nov 2023

Gene Splicing Affects CD20 Expression and Response to Cancer Immunotherapy

Immunotherapies that target the CD20 antigen have revolutionized how patients with a variety of blood cancers and hematologic disorders have been treated.

17 Nov 2023

New Model Reveals How Cells Maintain Epigenetic Memory During Cell Division

Every cell in the human body contains the same genetic instructions, encoded in its DNA. However, out of about 30,000 genes, each cell expresses only those genes that it needs to become a nerve cell, immune cell, or any of the other hundreds of cell types in the body.

17 Nov 2023

Wilmot Researchers Uncover a "Genomic Tug of War" That Influences Decitabine's Effectiveness

Some patients with myelodysplastic syndromes, like acute myeloid leukemia, benefit from a chemotherapy drug called decitabine that stunts cancer growth. But many others are resistant to decatibine's effects or become resistant over time.

17 Nov 2023

A Surprising Control Mechanism of Chlamydomonas Cell Division

Headed by James Umen, PhD, a team of international researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center has uncovered a surprising revelation about the single-celled green alga Chlamydomonas and its control over cell division.

16 Nov 2023

Tokyo Metropolitan University Decodes DNA Repair Mechanisms

Tokyo Metropolitan University researchers have uncovered crucial aspects of the DNA repair mechanism within human bodies.

16 Nov 2023

Revolutionizing Live Cell Imaging: Dye-Based Techniques for Rapid, Clear Insights

Researchers from CÚRAM at the University of Galway, in collaboration with their counterparts at the Centre for Molecular Nanometrology at the University of Strathclyde, have released findings that reveal the intricate mechanisms within cells.

16 Nov 2023

Cancer Stem Cells Induce Macrophage Senescence, Creating Conditions for Tumor Formation

Cancer stem cells cause the aging of macrophages in mice with healthy immune systems, creating conditions for the formation of tumors.

15 Nov 2023

Study Sheds Light on Factors Contributing to Low-Level Viremia in HIV Patients

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) works by entering specific immune cells and replicating inside them.

15 Nov 2023

Rare Genetic Variant Found to Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease

Researchers at Gladstone Institutes have discovered that a rare genetic variant known as the "Christchurch mutation" can block detrimental effects of apolipoprotein E4, the best-established risk factor for the most common form of Alzheimer's disease.

14 Nov 2023

LJI Scientists Uncover New Superpower of MAIT Cells

Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are investigating a talented type of T cell.

13 Nov 2023

Quantum Biology and AI Improve CRISPR Cas9 Efficiency in Microbes

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory used their expertise in quantum biology, artificial intelligence and bioengineering to improve how CRISPR Cas9 genome editing tools work on organisms like microbes that can be modified to produce renewable fuels and chemicals.

10 Nov 2023

New Synthetic Enzymes can Control Signaling Protein Vital to Embryonic Development

A University of Texas at Dallas bioengineer has developed synthetic enzymes that can control the behavior of the signaling protein Vg1, which plays a key role in the development of muscle, bone and blood in vertebrate embryos.

10 Nov 2023

New Insights Into Tumor-Immune Interactions Could Lead to More Effective Therapies for Multiple Myeloma

A multicenter study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine shows how interactions between tumor cells and immune components of the microenvironment can impact treatment responses and outcomes in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma who undergo combination treatments that include targeted immunotherapy.

10 Nov 2023

Cell Biology News and Research

Latest Cell Biology News and Research

A Glimpse into Future: Bioprinted Organs May Become Reality in Two Decades

SMART Researchers Pioneer Novel Microfluidic Method to Optimize Bone Marrow Stem Cell Extraction for Advanced Cell Therapies

Unveiling the Cerebellar Nuclei’s Role in Associative Learning

New Method Removes Background Noise from CITE-Seq Data

Unveiling Epidermal Hemoglobin: A Breakthrough in Skin Research

Study Reveals Crucial Protein’s Role in Brain Cell Development

Scientists Discover New Class of Molecular Glue Degraders for Cancer Therapy

Gene Splicing Affects CD20 Expression and Response to Cancer Immunotherapy

New Model Reveals How Cells Maintain Epigenetic Memory During Cell Division

Wilmot Researchers Uncover a "Genomic Tug of War" That Influences Decitabine's Effectiveness

A Surprising Control Mechanism of Chlamydomonas Cell Division

Tokyo Metropolitan University Decodes DNA Repair Mechanisms

Revolutionizing Live Cell Imaging: Dye-Based Techniques for Rapid, Clear Insights

Cancer Stem Cells Induce Macrophage Senescence, Creating Conditions for Tumor Formation

Study Sheds Light on Factors Contributing to Low-Level Viremia in HIV Patients

Rare Genetic Variant Found to Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease

LJI Scientists Uncover New Superpower of MAIT Cells

Quantum Biology and AI Improve CRISPR Cas9 Efficiency in Microbes

New Synthetic Enzymes can Control Signaling Protein Vital to Embryonic Development

New Insights Into Tumor-Immune Interactions Could Lead to More Effective Therapies for Multiple Myeloma

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