A research team from the Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science at the Toyohashi University of Technology has discovered a phenomenon in which specific lipids were concentrated on graphene oxide in a multicomponent ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 19, 2023
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Researchers at The University of Queensland have found an anti-aging function in a protein deep within human cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 18, 2023
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A recent Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Cell Biology has identified new mechanisms that cause genomic or chromosomal instability during cell division, findings that may improve the development of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 13, 2023
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Particles known as extracellular vesicles play a vital role in communication between cells and in many cell functions. Released by cells into their environment, these "membrane particles" consist of a cellular membrane carrying ...
Bio & Medicine
May 24, 2023
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Organelles—the bits and pieces of RNA and protein within a cell—play important roles in human health and disease, such as maintaining homeostasis, regulating growth and aging, and generating energy. Organelle diversity ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 12, 2023
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Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are a promising solution to the contemporary problem of the impending global energy crisis. SOFCs show high efficiency, lower emissions, and have low operating costs, making them an ideal power ...
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 19, 2023
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In adult human brains, the hippocampus generates new neurons (adult-born neurons, or ABNs) throughout life, helping us maintain memories and regulate emotions. Scientists call this process "adult hippocampus neurogenesis ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 18, 2023
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RNA plays a central role in biology, but there is still much to learn about the molecule's life cycle in the cell. In recent years, scientists have devised methods that can take snapshots of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) scattered ...
Biotechnology
Apr 11, 2023
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The cell cortex is defined as a thin layer of filamentous actin, myosin motors, and regulatory proteins beneath the plasma membrane. Assembly and contraction of this actin meshwork generates cortical tension, which enables ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 4, 2023
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Tiny, disc-shaped pieces of membrane called nanodiscs offer exciting possibilities for nanomedicine. Although they have previously been mostly made of synthetic lipids and proteins, a research team has now introduced nanodiscs ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 29, 2023
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