The researchers specifically removed over 1,300 individual genes in the malaria parasite Plasmodium (in red, host cells in green) and were thus able to identify…
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All cartilaginous fishes, similar to the marine mammals, have lost the SWS1 and SWS2 opsin genes. Sharks and rays do contain both rod and cone…
HeLa cell expressing the proximity interaction probe BirA*-Flag-active RAC1. Actin filaments are in green and biotinylated proteins are in magenta. Credit: Amélie Robert (IRCM) Using…
New study shows exactly how the manner in which mitochondria divide has remained the same since evolution began. Cellular origin is well explained by the…
P. Todd Stukenberg, PhD, of UVA’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and the UVA Cancer Center, works in his lab. Credit: Dan Addison |…
Shigella bacteria can override programmed cell death, thereby establishing a niche to spread. Credit: Hamid Kashkar, University of Cologne Certain bacteria can override a defense…
Researchers in China Transformed Mouse Granulosa Cells Into Egg Cells and Produced Healthy Offspring
Researchers in China Transformed Mouse Granulosa Cells Into Egg Cells and Produced Healthy Offspring
This photo shows a mouse obtained from gPSC4-derived oocytes by IVM and IVF. The mouse is now about one year old. The gPSC4- mice have…
Three dimensional density map and atomic model of the native supercoiled flagellar hook revealed by cryoEM image analysis. Left: side view; right: a central section.…
A tumor’s invasiveness depends on its water content and the stiffness of its exterior. In the top row, a tumor progresses normally toward an invasive…
[embedded content] MIT neuroscientists in the lab of Professor Li-Huei Tsai at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory are studying whether sensory stimulation —…
Microscopic image of scarring in a dish, showing evidence of fibrosis (red, green) and nuclei of all cells (blue). Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research…
This picture shows a spirited flying Taiwan Blue Magpie displaying a full array of flight feathers in action. Credit: Shao Huan Lang If you took…
Researchers have developed a way to 3D print living skin, complete with blood vessels. Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Development is significant step toward skin grafts…
These are bacteria devastated by attack with the toxic arrowhead. Credit: T.E. Wood et al. (2019) A weapon bacteria use to vanquish their competitors could…
The brain cortex, the outside layer of our brain often referred to as grey matter, is one of the most complex structures found in living…
Healthy brown fat cells (shown in green) require ample amounts of a molecule called heme, which enables the body to metabolize food properly. The Saez…
Dense connectome from the mouse cerebral cortex, the largest connectome to date. Neurons in the cortex, densely reconstructed from 3-D electron microscopy data. Credit: Reprinted…
The microprotein PIGBOS (magenta) shown sitting on the outer membranes of mitochondria (green), where it is poised to make contact with other organelles in the…
Bovine skeletal muscle cells grown in the presence of myoglobin (center) or hemoglobin (right). Credit: Robin Simsa & David Kaplan, Tufts University Cultured meat could…
There is increasing interest around the world in using timber as a lighter, more sustainable construction alternative to steel and concrete. While wood has been…