Biophysicists at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munch have developed a new theory, which accounts for the observation that cells can perceive their own shapes, and use this information to direct the distribution ...
General Physics
Feb 16, 2021
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A group of scientists led by EMBL's Mikhail Savitski, Nassos Typas, and Pedro Beltrao, and collaborator Steeve Boulant at Heidelberg University Hospital, have analyzed how the novel coronavirus affects proteins in human cells. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 16, 2021
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A new technique developed by Brown University researchers reveals the forces involved at the cellular level during biological tissue formation and growth processes. The technique could be useful in better understanding how ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 5, 2021
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"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."
Biochemistry
Jan 19, 2021
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The ability of cells to sense and respond to their mechanical environment is critical for many cellular processes but the molecular mechanisms underlying cellular mechanosensitivity are still unclear. Researchers at the University ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 18, 2020
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Researchers have identified the driving force behind a cellular process linked to neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's and motor neurone disease.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 16, 2020
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New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now—precisely how the copying of genetic material that, once started, is properly turned ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 26, 2020
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Researchers from Kumamoto University, Japan have proposed that cellular senescence variations during the aging process could lead to control of health and onset of age-related diseases. Based on the characteristics of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 26, 2020
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Therapeutic nucleic acids—lab-created segments of DNA or RNA, designed be used to block or modify genes, control gene expression or regulate other cellular processes—are a promising but still emerging area of biomedical ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 23, 2020
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Humans with a high cholesterol fear the "bad cholesterol"—the so-called low-density lipoprotein (LDL)—because it is genetic and cannot be regulated with medication. However, a healthy occurrence of LDL is important for ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 8, 2020
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