Your Cells Can Hear You — And It Could Be Important for Fat Cells
Researchers explore the curious relationship between sound and gene expression in cell cultures.
Tag: cell
What is osmosis: a critical principle in biology
Osmosis -- the natural movement of water into a solution through a semipermeable membrane -- is central to all of ...
One mutated protein can be used to make our immune system attack and destroy cancer cells
This approach could be a complete game changer for cancer treatments.
The fascinating science behind the first human HIV mRNA vaccine trial – what exactly does it entail?
The trial involves the most powerful human antibodies ever discovered.
Masks made of ostrich cells make COVID-19 glow in the dark
Researchers found a way to make the invisible visible.
Researchers found intact, 2,000-year-old brain cells turned to glass after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
They call it a "perfect", "totally unprecedented" specimen.
Our white blood cells could be ‘reprogrammed’ to lower inflammation on demand
This could help patients recover from COVID-19 with no long-term damage.
Researchers successfully reverse aging — in a lab dish
The team is "very excited" about the findings.
Researchers reprogram cells to build artificial structures
So far, the method is just a “tool for exploration”.
Researchers map the molecular structure of wood in bid to make it more resilient
"If we can increase the strength of wood, we may start seeing more major constructions moving away from steel and ...
Mitochondria and Tesla battery packs work pretty much the same way, study reports
But will they claim copyright?
Researchers find out how cells heat themselves
"We basically short-circuited the stored energy."
Discovery of new “don’t eat me protein” points the way to effective cancer therapy
Take away the proteins, and our immune systems decimate cancers.
New study reveals secret language of cell communication
Scientists eavesdrop on cell conversations.
When faced with high gravity, cells get “thicker skin” by strengthening their membranes
Unlike humans, who seem to develop it under pressure.
Zooming in on the cell– what makes animals and plants different?
There are a few key differences!
Exercise, fasting boosts cellular cleanup of defective proteins
Defective and toxic proteins in cells are cleared more easily with a healthy lifestyle.
New structure that keeps cells bound together discovered in human cells
We're nowhere near close to 'discovering everything' yet.
New bio-synthetic circuits can teach old cells new tricks — such as killing cancer
The work has only been tested in the lab but, so far, the results are encouraging.
What Are Five Stages of Mitosis?
Divide and conquer!
Novel cell-in-a-shell is a like a body armor for tiny living things
It's like cells wearing power-armor!
Nanomachines destroy cancer by drilling holes into it
Zap the cancer away.
Researchers took a nanoscale snap of a living cell membrane for the first time in history
They had to develop a whole new method to do it.
Immortal cells could usher in the age of plentiful, artificial blood for transfusions
Your body probably won't even tell the difference.
There’s a strange similarity between your cells and neutron stars
Researchers have found an intriguing resemblance between the human cells and neutron stars.
Artificial cell can move on its own
This isn't a child-like animation, but real, genuine footage of an artificial cell moving under a microscope. Image: gif created ...
Using cells as living calculators
MIT engineers have taken one step forward to the realm of sci-fi gadgets, transforming bacterial cells into living calculators that ...
First ever computer model of a living organism performed
In what can only be described as a milestone in biological and genetic engineering, scientists at Stanford University have, for ...
Future cars could be partially powered by their bodywork
Parts of the car's bodywork could double up as it's batter in a not so far away future; at least ...
Highest Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Ever Reached
The efficiency of the solar cells is the first thing needed to be improved in order to improve the quality ...
First Detailed Map Of Nuclear Pore Complex Made
Understanding the mechanisms which take place is something scientists are have been trying to figure out for ages; because of ...
