Embryonic cells sense stiffness in order to form the face
Cells in the developing embryo can sense the stiffness of other cells around them, which is key to them moving together to form the face and skull, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
Cells in the developing embryo can sense the stiffness of other cells around them, which is key to them moving together to form the face and skull, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
Molecular & Computational biology
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While investigating the unusual G quadruplex DNA structure (G4), the Simon Elsässer group has developed a more accurate method for mapping these structures in the genome. G4 CUT&Tag revealed numerous G4s in the human and ...
Biotechnology
Dec 6, 2021
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Scientists are using human stem cells to create a structure that mimics a pre-embryo and can serve as a research alternative to a real one.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 2, 2021
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Could naturally occurring stem cells throughout the body hold the key to unlocking the next generation of advances in regenerative medicine?
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 18, 2021
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DNA, the hereditary material, interacts with proteins in the nuclei of cells to form a tightly packed complex with proteins, which is referred to as "chromatin." The molecular architecture of the chromatin regulates access ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 26, 2021
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Professor Kevin Braeckmans from Ghent University focused the last 10 years on a method for safe engineering of therapeutic cells with photothermal nanofibers. Today, Nature Nanotechnology gives insight in how these biocompatible ...
Bio & Medicine
Oct 22, 2021
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Lizards can regrow severed tails, making them the closest relative to humans that can regenerate a lost appendage. But in lieu of the original tail that includes a spinal column and nerves, the replacement structure is an ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 14, 2021
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Embryonic stem cells can give rise to every cell type in the body. A team of researchers from Sweden, in collaboration with groups in Switzerland and Canada, has now identified a cellular mechanism that is important for the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 5, 2021
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Much like an ant colony or even people in an office, cells in the body must work together to accomplish their tasks. In all cases, this cooperation depends on communication. Ants do it by smell, people by sound, and, as shown ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 1, 2021
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Roe deer are among the few mammals whose embryos go into a particularly long period of dormancy. Using modern molecular methods, ETH Zurich researchers have shown for the first time exactly what happens to the embryo during ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 27, 2021
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