The healthy function, or disease-fueling dysfunction, of any given organ stems from the behavior, or misbehavior, of the individual cells that make up that organ.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 8, 2018
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The human body is built for survival. Each one of its cells is closely guarded by a set of immune proteins armed with nearly foolproof radars that detect foreign or damaged DNA.
Biochemistry
Jul 12, 2018
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Stem cell researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children's Hospital have, for the first time, profiled a highly elusive kind of stem cell in the early embryo—a cell so fleeting that it makes its entrance and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 6, 2018
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The first whole-genome analyses of ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia reveal that there were at least three major waves of human migration into the region over the last 50,000 years.
Archaeology
May 17, 2018
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Almost every cell in the human body, from beating heart cells to bacteria-gobbling immune cells, is powered by chemical energy produced by specialized organelles called mitochondria. The process of energy generation creates ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 3, 2018
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When the body detects a threat, be it a viral invader or an Alzheimer's disease plaque, guardian proteins on the cell surface kick into gear.
Biochemistry
May 2, 2018
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319
Whether a worm, a human or a blue whale, all multicellular life begins as a single-celled egg.
Biotechnology
Apr 26, 2018
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870
The wall that surrounds bacteria to shield them from external assaults has long been a tantalizing target for drug therapies. Indeed, some of modern medicine's most reliable antibiotics disarm harmful bacteria by disrupting ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2018
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Researchers trying to better understand and treat blood-sugar disorders such as type 2 diabetes can look for new clues in odd little fish that dwell in Mexican caves.
Evolution
Mar 21, 2018
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Researchers in the lab of geneticist George Church at Harvard Medical School have made two new advances in their ongoing efforts to safely and precisely expand the genetic code of life.
Biotechnology
Feb 22, 2018
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