Cells attach to each other through carefully arranged molecules. A Kobe University research team has now found that the way they organize to find their proper places is similar to how grease drops self-organize in soup.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 26, 2025
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Identifying and delineating cell structures in microscopy images is crucial for understanding the complex processes of life. This task is called "segmentation" and it enables a range of applications, such as analyzing the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 25, 2025
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Working toward more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccines, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed two strains of mycobacteria with "kill switches" that can be triggered to stop the bacteria after they activate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 25, 2025
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Researchers from Okayama University of Science have identified bitter taste receptors in keratinocytes (skin cells). Previously thought to exist only on the tongue, these receptors detect and expel harmful substances from ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 25, 2025
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Sister cells are a pair of cells that share the same mother cell. In a new study published in Developmental Cell, researchers led by Université de Montréal (UdeM) professor Greg FitzHarris show how the early mouse embryo ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 25, 2025
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A new study demonstrates the capability of a streamlined workflow to detect low-level presence of Listeria monocytogenes in food samples within 8 hours. The study results were reported in Microbiology Spectrum.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 25, 2025
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Insects do a lot more harm than ruining picnics. Some insects spread devastating diseases, while others cause staggering economic losses in agriculture. To control some of these pests, scientists are developing males that ...
Ecology
Feb 24, 2025
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Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have reported on the structure and light energy transfer efficiency of a protein complex crucial to the photosynthesis of purple sulfur bacteria thriving in high-salt, high-alkaline ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2025
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Scientists have found that an increase in water salinity in the cells of the marine diatom Nitzschia weakens the connections between the components of the photosynthetic apparatus and disrupts the formation of the cell shell.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2025
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Each cell of the human body contains two meters of DNA. The whole secret lies in the intricate three-dimensional arrangement that allows DNA strands to be efficiently organized and compacted within the cell.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 21, 2025
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