Genetic Limit on Cell Division Could Explain COVID-19 Deaths Among Elderly
Your immune system’s ability to fight COVID-19, like any infection, largely depends on its ability to replicate the immune cells effective at destroying the SARS-CoV-2…
Your immune system’s ability to fight COVID-19, like any infection, largely depends on its ability to replicate the immune cells effective at destroying the SARS-CoV-2…
University of California Riverside-led study identifies how blood stem cells maintain their fate. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that specify and maintain the identities of the…
Surprising research findings in mice could lead to new insights and treatments for a wide range of brain and neurological diseases, from epilepsy to Alzheimer’s….
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown type of cell death that takes place in the guts of the common fruit fly. The researchers believe the…
What happens below the cellular level when the heart contracts and relaxes has long been unexplored. Thanks to new ultra-high-resolution electron microscopy techniques, scientists can…
Like humans, bacteria have various immune systems to defend against pathogens such as viruses. These immune systems usually degrade the DNA of the pathogens to…
The MIT biologist Yukiko Yamashita’s research has shed light on the immortality of germline cells and the function of “junk DNA.” When cells divide, they…
Increased levels of blood fats in people with type 2 diabetes and obesity are more harmful than previously thought, a new study has found. In…
Electrical synapses – omnipresent and yet hardly explored. They are part of the brain of almost every animal species, yet they remain usually invisible even…
Findings shine light on underpinnings of COPD, pave new direction for future research on treatments. A new type of cell that resides deep within human…
Researchers have identified factors required to generate naïve stem cells by reprogramming. Researchers from the Babraham Institute’s Epigenetics research program have been able to learn…
When something goes wrong during DNA replication, cells call their own version of 911 to pause the process and fix the problem — a failsafe…
Tetrahymena, a tiny single celled-organism, turns out to be hiding a surprising secret: it’s doing respiration – using oxygen to generate cellular energy – differently…
With help from the best tweezers in the world a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen has shed new light on a fundamental…
Technique allows researchers to toggle on individual genes that regulate cell growth, development, and function. By combining CRISPR technology with a protein designed with artificial…
UCLA-led study into mechanism that causes mitochondria to split could be step to potential cure. As scientists work toward finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease,…
Defective mitochondria – the ‘batteries’ that power the cells of our bodies – could in the future be repaired using gene-editing techniques. Scientists at the…
Controlling how cells grow is fundamental to ensuring proper brain development and stopping aggressive brain tumors. The network of molecules that control brain cell growth is…