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AI-Designed Synthetic Polymers Mimic Natural Peptides to Beat Superbug Resistance

Swimming through the blood, sweat, cells, and tears of all humans are tiny proteins referred to as peptides.

25 Sep 2026

Cryo-ET Reveals Native Membrane Architecture of Synchronous RyR1 Calcium Channels

Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers at the Max Delbrück Center have revealed how muscle cell calcium channels open synchronously. The findings, published in "Nature Communications," may explain a mechanism behind serious muscle diseases.

25 Sep 2026

3D Stem-Cell miBrains Model Complex Neurovascular Pathology in Human Tissue

Mount Sinai researchers have identified how APOE4, the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, damages the brain's blood vessels and promotes the buildup of abnormal proteins linked to neurodegenerative disease.

25 Sep 2026

Cancer Cells Hijack Embryonic Repair Mechanisms to Seed Liver Metastases

Most colon cancer deaths are caused by the spread of tumor cells beyond the colon, usually to the liver. In a new study, MIT biologists identified a cellular pathway necessary for colorectal cancer metastasis.

25 Sep 2026

Type I Interferon Pathway Identified as Crucial Innate Viral Defense

Tick populations are expanding across the U.S., driving an increase in tick-borne diseases. Among them is Powassan virus, a rare but increasingly reported infection that can cause severe brain inflammation and lasting neurological complications.

25 Sep 2026

Multi-Receptor Blocking Achieves Superior Antifibrotic Response Over Single-Receptor Inhibition

Three adenosine receptor subtypes that normally send different signals were found to converge on a common pathway that activates cardiac fibroblasts, the scar-forming cells in the heart. Blocking the receptors together produced a much stronger antifibrotic effect than blocking them one at a time.

25 Sep 2026

Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Construct Physical Barriers Limiting Antitumor T Cell Infiltration

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a previously unknown pathway that prostate tumors leverage to suppress the immune system by reshaping the tumor microenvironment to resist treatment.

25 Sep 2026

Scientists Discover Why High Levels of the Amino Acid Cysteine Are Toxic to Cells

Cysteine is one of the main building blocks that cells use to make proteins. But this amino acid is a double-edged sword–too much cysteine is toxic to the cell.

24 Sep 2026

A Tiny Worm Helps Scientists Unravel a Genetic Clue to Kidney Disease

A microscopic worm that has no kidneys is helping Rutgers scientists understand a genetic change suspected of causing a serious inherited kidney disease.

24 Sep 2026

Study Uncovers Two-Protein Repair Mechanism Preserving Circular ecDNA Stability

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and their colleagues have discovered that a type of rogue DNA found in aggressive cancers has a hidden structural weakness - and that blocking a single repair protein can cause it to fall apart, suggesting a new therapeutic opportunity.

24 Sep 2026

Researchers Simulate Microgravity to Isolate Gravity's Impact on Human Chromatin

The Human Genome Project was launched in 1990, preceded by decades of breakthroughs in genetics. It eventually gave us a sequence of the human genome.

24 Sep 2026

Cambridge Researchers Look Inside Living Antarctic Cells for First Time

Engineers have built the first microscope to see inside living cells in sub-zero conditions, revealing secrets of Antarctic fish survival.

23 Sep 2026

How Feedback Mechanisms Control Neural Chaos for Stable Visual Processing

What we see appears stable, even though neuronal activity is full of irregular fluctuations. A team led by Dr Mehdi Borjkhani from ICTER has shown, using a minimal model of the primary visual cortex, that two natural feedback mechanisms can constrain chaos and reduce variability in neural activity by up to 93 percent.

23 Sep 2026

Strength Training Induces Fat Breakdown in Obese Mice Without Weight Loss

Just seven days of strength training increased visceral fat burning in obese mice, even before any weight loss could be seen on a scale. In an experiment conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), researchers observed that a short period of strength training activated mechanisms involved in fat breakdown, reduced fat cell size, and decreased fat around the animals' intestines.

23 Sep 2026

UCLA Team Develops Advanced Immunotherapy to Fight Dangerous Arterial Plaques

A UCLA research team has engineered a new type of immune cell that attacks atherosclerotic plaques — the fatty buildup inside artery walls that drives most heart attacks and strokes.

23 Sep 2026

KAIST Researchers Develop NUDGE to Steer Cell States Without Permanent Alteration

Which genes need to be controlled to guide a stem cell toward a desired cell type, or to modulate an immune cell's inflammatory response? A Korean research team has developed a general-purpose computational framework that identifies the key targets needed to steer a cell toward a desired state with a single temporary intervention, without permanently altering its genes.

23 Sep 2026

Aurora Microplates Wins Best in Showcase at the 2026 LRIG-NYC Spring Expo for CELLAZIP™

Aurora Microplates, a Zeon company, announced that its CELLAZIP™ microplate coating received the Best in Showcase award at the 2026 LRIG-NYC Spring Expo, presented by the Laboratory Robotics Interest Group of New York City.

From Aurora Microplates 23 Sep 2026

Bio-Techne Opens New Customer Experience Center in Düsseldorf to Accelerate Scientific Discovery and Customer Collaboration

Bio-Techne Corporation, a global provider of life science tools, reagents and diagnostic products, today announced the opening of its new Customer Experience Center in Düsseldorf, Germany, a flagship facility designed to bring European customers closer to Bio-Techne's latest innovations and scientific expertise.

From Bio-Techne 22 Sep 2026

Mitochondrial RNA May Explain How Tumors Become Resistant to Immunotherapy

Research highlights mitochondrial RNA's influence on interferon signaling, linking chronic exposure to tumor growth and offering new avenues for immunotherapy.

22 Sep 2026

Blocking Mitochondrial Iron Transport Protects Cells Against Elevated Cysteine Toxicity

Cysteine is one of the main building blocks that cells use to make proteins.

22 Sep 2026

Cell News and Research

AI-Designed Synthetic Polymers Mimic Natural Peptides to Beat Superbug Resistance

Cryo-ET Reveals Native Membrane Architecture of Synchronous RyR1 Calcium Channels

3D Stem-Cell miBrains Model Complex Neurovascular Pathology in Human Tissue

Cancer Cells Hijack Embryonic Repair Mechanisms to Seed Liver Metastases

Type I Interferon Pathway Identified as Crucial Innate Viral Defense

Multi-Receptor Blocking Achieves Superior Antifibrotic Response Over Single-Receptor Inhibition

Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Construct Physical Barriers Limiting Antitumor T Cell Infiltration

Scientists Discover Why High Levels of the Amino Acid Cysteine Are Toxic to Cells

A Tiny Worm Helps Scientists Unravel a Genetic Clue to Kidney Disease

Study Uncovers Two-Protein Repair Mechanism Preserving Circular ecDNA Stability

Researchers Simulate Microgravity to Isolate Gravity's Impact on Human Chromatin

Cambridge Researchers Look Inside Living Antarctic Cells for First Time

How Feedback Mechanisms Control Neural Chaos for Stable Visual Processing

Strength Training Induces Fat Breakdown in Obese Mice Without Weight Loss

UCLA Team Develops Advanced Immunotherapy to Fight Dangerous Arterial Plaques

KAIST Researchers Develop NUDGE to Steer Cell States Without Permanent Alteration

Aurora Microplates Wins Best in Showcase at the 2026 LRIG-NYC Spring Expo for CELLAZIP™

Bio-Techne Opens New Customer Experience Center in Düsseldorf to Accelerate Scientific Discovery and Customer Collaboration

Mitochondrial RNA May Explain How Tumors Become Resistant to Immunotherapy

Blocking Mitochondrial Iron Transport Protects Cells Against Elevated Cysteine Toxicity

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