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Cryo-ET reveals mechanisms underlying gene mutations that lead to blindness

Researchers have discovered the structural determinants of the highly specialized rod outer segments membrane architecture of the eye, which plays a crucial role in vision.

7 Jan 2022

Scientists use fruit fly embryos to study immune cell invasion

To fight infections and heal injuries, immune cells need to enter tissue. They also need to invade tumors to fight them from within.

7 Jan 2022

European Union-funded project lifts digital data storage to a new level

One of the technologies that researchers are examining to offer effective and inexpensive alternatives for data storage in the future is DNA digital data storage.

23 Dec 2021

Neural circuit coordinates breathing with negative emotions, says study

Recently, a group of Salk scientists unraveled a neural network in the brain that coordinates breathing rhythm with feelings of fear and pain.

21 Dec 2021

Researchers identify production mechanism of light-sensitive protein of photoreceptors

Every 6 minutes someone is told they're going blind. One of the major causes of human blindness is a disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP), which causes progressive degeneration of the retina and vision loss.

20 Dec 2021

Boosting Confocal Microscopy Through Artificial Intelligence

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Hari Shroff from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering about his latest research into confocal microscopy.

From National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) 20 Dec 2021

New methods help chemists to understand how bacteria turn light into chemical energy

Chemists have come to a deeper understanding of how photosynthetic bacteria convert light into chemical energy and discovered why one step in the process may be more robust than previously realized, according to a new study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

17 Dec 2021

Clemson-led research on unlocking the cotton genome bound for International Space Station

Clemson researcher Chris Saski admits sending the University's iconic Tiger Paw to space aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is, quite literally, "an out-of-this-world experience."

15 Dec 2021

Detecting high-impact rare genetic variants in individuals with severe schizophrenia

New research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that examining genetic mutations in individuals with severe schizophrenia can improve the ability to detect disease-associated rare genetic variants.

15 Dec 2021

A missing link explains how class I molecules evolved from a class II-like origin Major Histocompatibility...

Which came first, MHC class I or MHC class II? For decades, it has been debated which of these two similar classes came first in evolution. Now, Keiichiro Hashimoto and his group at Fujita Health University, Japan, in collaboration with European research groups, have provided an answer to this question in a new article in PNAS.

14 Dec 2021

Study illustrates the concept of cool microscopy

Fluorescence light microscopy has the unique ability to observe cellular processes over a scale that bridges four orders of magnitude. Yet, its application to living cells is fundamentally limited by the very rapid and unceasing movement of molecules that define its living state.

From The Max Planck Institute 14 Dec 2021

Genetic makeup of neuroblastoma shows marked spatial and temporal variability

Tumors are heterogeneous, which means that different parts of the same tumor can be genetically distinct. This phenomenon, known as intratumor heterogeneity, is steadily gaining in significance within the field of cancer research.

13 Dec 2021

New technology can help detect the activity of CRISPR gene editing tools

Detecting the activity of CRISPR gene editing tools in organisms with the naked eye and an ultraviolet flashlight is now possible using technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

13 Dec 2021

Detachable head-mounted photoacoustic microscope images brain activity in mice

Scientists recently generated the first detachable head-mounted photoacoustic microscope for imaging brain activity in freely roaming mice.

13 Dec 2021

Experts create world’s first single-cell atlas of human and porcine eyes

Researchers recently constructed the first single-cell atlas of the human and porcine eyes.

8 Dec 2021

Study provides insight into how fat affects the texture of food

Food texture is likely to be the reason between passing on a plate and love at first bite.

From The Max Planck Institute 7 Dec 2021

Creating a Biological Clock in a Test Tube

We speak to researchers from the UC San Diego Center for Circadian Biology about their latest research that led to the development of a biological clock in a test tube.

From UC San Diego 6 Dec 2021

New two-photon microscope provides unprecedented brain-imaging ability

Advancing our understanding of the human brain will require new insights into how neural circuitry works in mammals, including laboratory mice.

3 Dec 2021

Explaining the value of misshapen vegetables could help improve sales of "ugly" food

Explaining the value of misshapen vegetables – that they are as healthful as their picture-perfect counterparts and buying them helps reduce food waste – could help improve sales of "ugly" produce, new research suggests.

3 Dec 2021

Researchers identify a new approach to triggering differentiation in acute myeloid leukemia

In the late 1980s, scientists developed a revolutionary approach to treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a type of blood cancer. Called differentiation therapy, it amounted to a bona fide cure for many patients.

2 Dec 2021

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Cryo-ET reveals mechanisms underlying gene mutations that lead to blindness

Scientists use fruit fly embryos to study immune cell invasion

European Union-funded project lifts digital data storage to a new level

Neural circuit coordinates breathing with negative emotions, says study

Researchers identify production mechanism of light-sensitive protein of photoreceptors

Boosting Confocal Microscopy Through Artificial Intelligence

New methods help chemists to understand how bacteria turn light into chemical energy

Clemson-led research on unlocking the cotton genome bound for International Space Station

Detecting high-impact rare genetic variants in individuals with severe schizophrenia

A missing link explains how class I molecules evolved from a class II-like origin Major Histocompatibility...

Study illustrates the concept of cool microscopy

Genetic makeup of neuroblastoma shows marked spatial and temporal variability

New technology can help detect the activity of CRISPR gene editing tools

Detachable head-mounted photoacoustic microscope images brain activity in mice

Experts create world’s first single-cell atlas of human and porcine eyes

Study provides insight into how fat affects the texture of food

Creating a Biological Clock in a Test Tube

New two-photon microscope provides unprecedented brain-imaging ability

Explaining the value of misshapen vegetables could help improve sales of "ugly" food

Researchers identify a new approach to triggering differentiation in acute myeloid leukemia

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