New study reveals a hidden mechanism for controlling a cell's molecules
Fundamentally, life comes down to molecules contacting and binding to other molecules.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 13, 2023
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Sugar disrupts microbiome, eliminates protection against obesity and diabetes
A study of mice found that dietary sugar alters the gut microbiome, setting off a chain of events that leads to metabolic disease, pre-diabetes, and weight gain.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 29, 2022
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Study finds why many IVF embryos fail to develop
In humans, a fertilized egg is no guarantee of reproductive success. Most embryos stop developing and perish within days of fertilization, usually because they have an abnormal number of chromosomes. Now, researchers at Columbia ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 19, 2022
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Being social generates larger genomes in snapping shrimp
In an article scheduled to publish in PNAS, on June 7, 2021, a team of researchers led by Columbia University's Dustin R. Rubenstein, a Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, found that within the same ...
Evolution
Jun 7, 2021
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Individual receptors caught in the act of coupling
A new imaging technique developed by scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital captures movies of receptors on the surface of living cells in unprecedented ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 23, 2021
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Synthetic llama antibodies rescue doomed proteins inside cells
Columbia researchers have created a new technology using synthetic llama antibodies to prevent specific proteins from being destroyed inside cells. The approach could be used to treat dozens of diseases, including cystic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 7, 2020
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Coronaviruses are masters of mimicry, new study finds
Coronaviruses are adept at imitating human immune proteins that have been implicated in severe COVID-19 disease, a study from researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has found.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 27, 2020
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Will US college students' lives be forever transformed by COVID-19?
A team of researchers at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York State Psychiatric Institute have embarked on the largest, most comprehensive longitudinal study of how U.S. college students ...
Education
Oct 27, 2020
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Dynamics of gut bacteria follow ecological laws
The seemingly chaotic bacterial soup of the gut microbiome is more organized than it first appears and follows some of the same ecological laws that apply to birds, fish, tropical rainforests, and even complex economic and ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 13, 2020
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First images of an 'upgraded' CRISPR tool
Columbia scientists have captured the first images of a new gene editing tool that could improve upon existing CRISPR-based tools. The team developed the tool, called INTEGRATE, after discovering a unique "jumping gene" in ...
Biotechnology
Dec 18, 2019
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