Cell Biology News and Research

Latest Cell Biology News and Research

TTUHSC Professor Awarded NIH Grant for Potassium Channel Study

Each living cell has small, highly specialized conduits called potassium (K+) channels, which are responsible for the highly selective and fast transfer of K+ ions across cell membranes.

19 May 2023

Investigating the Toxic Effects of Pesticides on Marine Microalgae

Significant volumes of pesticides are used in present agricultural systems for specialized goals like weeding and insecticide, and most pesticides end up in the ocean.

19 May 2023

Predictive Models to Determine the Structure, Stability, Flexibility and Biology of RNA-Targeted Drugs

Proteins are large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body and are produced following the instructions encoded in DNA.

18 May 2023

Pancreatic Cancer Cells Use a New Nutrient Source to Grow, Study Finds

Researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have discovered a new nutrient source that pancreatic cancer cells use to grow.

18 May 2023

Researchers Use the Bionanoprobe to Explore Role of Zinc in Follicle Development

The discovery that zinc is involved in the fertilization process earlier than initially thought was made with the help of the Bionanoprobe, a cutting-edge instrument at Argonne.

18 May 2023

Study Uncovers Intricate Timing Mechanisms That Drive Proper Floral Development

The intricate process of flower development has long fascinated scientists seeking to unravel the mysteries behind nature's precision timing.

17 May 2023

Researchers Publish a Detailed Protocol for Making Three Cell Types From iPSCs

Researchers at NIH's National Eye Institute have published a detailed protocol for making three cell types that are key components to form blood vessels and capillaries.

17 May 2023

Glycosylation Enzyme Regulates the Formation of Neurons and Astrocytes From Neural Stem Cells

The MGAT5 glycosylation enzyme plays a crucial role in brain development, according to a study by University of California, Irvine researchers, a discovery that may contribute to new therapeutic purposes for neural stem cells.

17 May 2023

Researchers Discover How Deadly Hospital Pathogen can Survive Harsh Environments

The deadly hospital pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii can live for a year on a hospital wall without food and water. Then, when it infects a vulnerable patient, it resists antibiotics as well as the body's built-in infection-fighting response.

17 May 2023

Liver Cancers With Key Epigenetic Alteration Tend to Have a Poor Clinical Prognosis

Researchers at the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, led by Dr. Manel Esteller, have discovered a key epigenetic alteration that anticipates the clinical course of liver cancer.

17 May 2023

Study Provides a New Picture of How Bacterial Cells Repair Faulty DNA

A new study adds to an emerging, radically new picture of how bacterial cells continually repair faulty sections of their DNA.

17 May 2023

Single-Cell Omics Reveals Cell Types Involved in the Biosynthesis of Plant Natural Products

In a new study published in Nature Chemical Biology, an international team of researchers from the University of Georgia, USA, and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, presents a promising strategy for elucidating metabolic pathways for plant compounds of medicinal importance.

16 May 2023

Study Shows How Sea Anemones Recycle Nitrogen Waste to Thrive in Nutrient-Poor Environments

Tropical oceans are typically nutrient-poor, yet they host vast biologically diverse reef ecosystems built by symbiotic cnidarians (including corals and anemones).

16 May 2023

Brain-Wide Mapping Reveals How Serotonin Affects Animal Behavior

Because serotonin is one of the primary chemicals the brain uses to influence mood and behavior, it is also the most common target of psychiatric drugs.

16 May 2023

Proteomics Approach Identifies p62-Mediated Selective Autophagy of the Supramolecular Vault Complex

Our body functioning is delicately balanced between the synthesis and breakdown of various cellular components.

16 May 2023

First Humanized Mouse Model for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Developed

Mice with a defected human gene responsible for a rare genetic disease, called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, have been developed for the first time.

16 May 2023

Study Finds Place of Transcription Start Often Determines the Place of Transcription End

Each gene in the human DNA has a start and an endpoint. It is critical to correctly define the gene's extremities to make functional proteins. Much study has been conducted to identify what determines when, where, and at which place on the DNA a gene “starts.”

16 May 2023

Cell Biology News and Research

Latest Cell Biology News and Research

TTUHSC Professor Awarded NIH Grant for Potassium Channel Study

Investigating the Toxic Effects of Pesticides on Marine Microalgae

Predictive Models to Determine the Structure, Stability, Flexibility and Biology of RNA-Targeted Drugs

Pancreatic Cancer Cells Use a New Nutrient Source to Grow, Study Finds

Researchers Use the Bionanoprobe to Explore Role of Zinc in Follicle Development

Study Uncovers Intricate Timing Mechanisms That Drive Proper Floral Development

Researchers Publish a Detailed Protocol for Making Three Cell Types From iPSCs

Glycosylation Enzyme Regulates the Formation of Neurons and Astrocytes From Neural Stem Cells

Researchers Discover How Deadly Hospital Pathogen can Survive Harsh Environments

Liver Cancers With Key Epigenetic Alteration Tend to Have a Poor Clinical Prognosis

Study Provides a New Picture of How Bacterial Cells Repair Faulty DNA

Single-Cell Omics Reveals Cell Types Involved in the Biosynthesis of Plant Natural Products

Study Shows How Sea Anemones Recycle Nitrogen Waste to Thrive in Nutrient-Poor Environments

Brain-Wide Mapping Reveals How Serotonin Affects Animal Behavior

Proteomics Approach Identifies p62-Mediated Selective Autophagy of the Supramolecular Vault Complex

First Humanized Mouse Model for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Developed

Study Finds Place of Transcription Start Often Determines the Place of Transcription End

Learning More About Stem Cells Advances Personalized Regenerative Medicine

Cell-to-Cell Genetic Module Exchange for Crop Evolution

Robust AI System Identifies Protein Patterns Within Individual Cells

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From Memory to Metaplasticity: Unraveling the Brain's Secrets

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