First-of-its-kind method cryopreserves fruit fly embryos in liquid nitrogen
Cryopreservation, or the long-term storage of biomaterials at ultralow temperatures, has been used across cell...
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Neurological signals from the spinal cord surprise scientists
With a study of the network between nerve and muscle cells in turtles, researchers from...
HIV spreads through direct cell-to-cell contact: Researchers investigate infection dynamics in tissue-like three-dimensional cell cultures
The spread of pathogens like the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is often studied in a...
Detox pathway extends lifespan of the worm C. elegans
A mutant worm with a change in one mitochondrial gene produces more reactive oxygen species...
Mitochondrial permeability plays a key role in aging, recovery from ischemic injury
The ability of molecules to pass through the membrane of mitochondria -- the cellular structures...
Protein alteration controls cell’s response to stress, immunity and lifespan
Scientists have revealed a key mechanism in worms that is involved in controlling the cell's...
Molecular inhibition gets cells on the move
To respond to changes in their environment, individual cells, including some of those that compose...
Compound derived from marijuana may benefit children with epilepsy
In recent years, cannabinoids -- the active chemicals in medical marijuana -- have been increasingly...
Unveiling the mechanism protecting replicated DNA from degradation
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Italy...
Building a flu factory from host cell components: Proteomics show virus changes host protein location, not number
Perhaps inspired by the annual 3 to 5 million cases of severe influenza worldwide, the...