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Scientists Develop New System to Study Individual Phytoplankton in Detail

Phytoplankton, tiny plant-like organisms in the ocean, are incredibly important for life on Earth. They're a major food source for many sea creatures and produce almost half the oxygen we breathe.

17 Feb 2025

How Bacteriophages Build a Protein-Based Nucleus to Outsmart Bacteria

Jumbo phages utilize a complex protein import system, with Imp1 as a key gatekeeper, to transport proteins into their protective nucleus-like compartment.

14 Feb 2025

New Microscopy Technique Reveals Cancer's Metabolic Secrets

Understanding how tumors alter their metabolism to evade treatments is an increasingly important area of cancer research.

4 Feb 2025

Fast and Precise Protein Labeling in Intact Tissues with MIT Technology

A new technology developed at MIT enables scientists to label proteins across millions of individual cells in fully intact 3D tissues with unprecedented speed, uniformity, and versatility.

27 Jan 2025

New Technique Unifies Protein Size Measurements to Predict Aggregation Risk

Proteins are necessary for many bodily processes. Numerous physiological functions and activities are carried out by thousands of distinct proteins.

21 Jan 2025

Novel Fluorescent Probes Illuminate Cholesterol Dynamics in Live Cells

The quest to find solutions for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders continues to be one of the most urgent priorities in brain research. According to Maciej J. Stawikowski, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science at Florida Atlantic University, the secret might be in comprehending how lipids like cholesterol flow through cells and impact communication.

20 Jan 2025

Mapping the Aging Brain: A Single-Cell View of Transcriptomic Changes

Research reveals how aging impacts gene expression across brain cell types, identifying critical changes in the hypothalamus linked to health and function.

9 Jan 2025

New Method Improves Quantification of Endocytosis in Living Cells

Living cells and tissues show a high capacity to absorb various chemical compounds from the surrounding environment.

23 Dec 2024

New Insights into Photosystem II Megacomplex Assembly in Plants

In higher plants and green algae, Photosystem II (PSII) usually combines with Light Harvesting Complex II (LHCII) to form the PSII-LHCII supercomplex.

18 Dec 2024

Programmable G-protein-coupled receptors redefine therapeutic applications.

This study demonstrates the development of PAGERs (programmable antigen-gated engineered receptors), combining antigen specificity, modular adaptability, and drug-controlled activation, with potential applications in synthetic biology, therapeutics, and neuroscience.

12 Dec 2024

ENOD93 Linked to Mitochondrial Function and Nitrogen Efficiency in Plants

The protein ENOD93 regulates mitochondrial respiration and energy production in Arabidopsis, highlighting its role in nitrogen metabolism and plant development.

6 Dec 2024

From Yeast to Humans: Decoding the Link Between Nucleolar Size and Aging

Research reveals that nucleolar enlargement in yeast disrupts genomic integrity, linking size to lifespan and offering insights into aging mechanisms.

5 Dec 2024

Understanding Gut Inflammation Through RNA Sequencing

This study creates a comprehensive atlas of gastrointestinal cell types, revealing how stem cell-derived INFLAREs drive inflammation in chronic diseases.

29 Nov 2024

Single-Cell Sequencing Sheds Light on Breast Cancer Genetics

Research reveals somatic copy number alterations in breast epithelial cells, linking early genetic changes to cancer development and highlighting BRCA1/2 roles.

29 Nov 2024

The Role of RNA Polymerase and Ribosomes in Gene Expression

DNA within a cell contains the genetic instructions necessary for building proteins.

29 Nov 2024

Unmasking the Molecular Mechanisms of Melanoma

LMU researchers have discovered how the interplay between a key protein and an endolysosomal ion channel promotes tumor development in skin cancer.

24 Nov 2024

Scientists Use Cell Density to Control Tissue Formation

Genes aren't the sole driver instructing cells to build multicellular structures, tissues, and organs.

20 Nov 2024

Magnesium-Focused Approach to Curbing Antibiotic Resistance

According to recent estimates, the number of fatal antibiotic-resistant illnesses is expected to increase significantly over the next 25 years.

18 Nov 2024

New Bioluminescent Proteins Enable Excitation-Free Imaging in Living Organisms

Bioluminescence is the natural chemical process of light creation in some living creatures that makes fireflies flicker and some jellyfish glow.

14 Nov 2024

3D Tumor Microenvironment Model Highlights Role of Ischemia and Acidification in Cancer Spread

Developed 3MIC model simulates tumor microenvironments, enabling direct observation of ischemic effects on cancer cell invasiveness and drug resistance.

4 Nov 2024