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High-speed microscopy reveals real-time protein translocation across a bacterial membrane
Protein translocation is an essential, nano-scale dynamic process that facilitates the movement of proteins across cellular membranes, enabling them to reach specific locations within the cell or to be transported outside ...
Cell & Microbiology
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Scientists unlock one of the toughest biomaterials and find clues to pollen's expiration date
In a new study, scientists at Umeå University have found a way to break open the protective walls of pollen grains—one of the hardest biomaterials in the world—without damaging the inside cell and its components.
Plants & Animals
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Cellular clean-up: Solving the mystery of how cells initiate their recycling process
A new discovery from an international collaborative research team has solved the mystery of how cells turn on their recycling process and create "garbage bags" to remove proteins.
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How Staphylococcus aureus 'steals' iron from our blood during infections
Researchers have revealed how Staphylococcus aureus bacteria extract iron from hemoglobin—a process crucial to their survival during infections. Using a novel time-resolved X-ray solution scattering (TR-XSS) technique, ...
Cell & Microbiology
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A road map to expanding the study of algae
Algae don't get the credit or attention they deserve. They are responsible for much of the oxygen we breathe, play pivotal roles in the habitats in which they live and are culturally important in coastal communities worldwide, ...
Ecology
12 hours ago
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Biologists transform gut bacteria into tiny protein pharmacies
Hundreds of different species of microbes live in your gut. In the future, one of these might serve a new function: microscopic in-house pharmacist.
Cell & Microbiology
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Enhancing chromosome detection in metaphase cell images
ChromTR, a novel framework for chromosome detection in metaphase cell images, represents a significant advancement in the field of cytogenetics. This framework, which integrates semantic feature learning and chromosome class ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2025
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The science of sourdough—how citizens are helping shape the future of fermented foods
Citizen scientists are drawing on personal experience to help researchers create new plant-based fermented foods and maximize their health benefits.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2025
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Key protein that toggles between 'young' and 'old' states may hold key to reversing cell aging
There are a multitude of products for sale that promise the appearance of eternal youth by erasing wrinkles or firming up jaw lines; but what if we could truly turn back time, at the cellular level? Now, researchers from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2025
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Special microscope system can measure how individual phytoplankton cells are using energy
Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a major food source for many sea creatures and produce almost half the oxygen we breathe. They also help control the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2025
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Cell atlas reveals parallels between horse and human pregnancies
New research has resulted in the first high-resolution molecular picture of the equine endometrium—the inner lining of the uterus—before and after embryo implantation. This picture, or cell atlas, highlights key similarities ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2025
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Scientists reveal microbiome–host co-oscillation patterns in goat from birth to puberty
A new study led by Prof. Tan Zhiliang from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has unveiled intricate coordination mechanisms between ruminal mucosal microbiota and host epithelial ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 14, 2025
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From liquid to solid: New technique uncovers disease-related changes in tiny droplets within our cells
Understanding the behavior of tiny droplets in our cells could aid the search for new treatments. A team of Leiden researchers has developed a method to study how these droplets transition from liquid to solid. This change ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 14, 2025
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Treatment for horses may lead to therapy for type of blindness
Picture a horse running across an open field, the wind blowing his mane, his hooves stamping into the grassy knoll, eyes on the horizon.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 14, 2025
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AI model generates antimicrobial peptide structures for screening against treatment-resistant microbes
A team of microbiologists, chemists and pharmaceutical specialists at Shandong University, Guangzhou Medical University, Second Military Medical University and Qingdao University, all in China, has developed an AI model that ...

Feet first: Understanding how mRNA helps cells 'walk'
Cells in the body have to move around in order to do their jobs. During development, for instance, cells are distributed to create and grow tissue. And in the event of an immune response, different cells are shuttled around. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 14, 2025
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Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic by eating it, and can be conditioned to do it faster
Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean. Researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa have recently discovered that many species of fungi ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 13, 2025
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Carbonate-dissolving microorganisms could be key to sustainable bioenergy
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln research team has identified new microscopic players in the global carbon cycle, a discovery that paints a clearer picture of carbon flow through the environment and provides key information ...
Ecology
Feb 13, 2025
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Newest version of cell-mapping tool can spot boundaries even in cloudy conditions
Picking out individual cells in distorted microscopy images is now as easy as clicking a button.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 13, 2025
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Lake Victoria is turning green. Examining the deadly bacteria behind it
Lakes, natural and man-made, provide water, food and habitats for wildlife, and also support local economies. Around the world, though, there's a growing threat to lakes: toxic bacteria which turn the water green.
Ecology
Feb 13, 2025
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