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Researchers create new wheat–rye addition lines that impart Ug99 resistance

Dr Fangpu Han’s team from the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has recently reported the development of novel wheat-rye addition lines that imparted resistance to Ug99 in a work that was published online in Theoretical and Applied Genetics.

27 Jun 2022

Scientists discover proteins that may improve CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumor model

The potential of CAR T-cell therapy for the treatment of solid tumors was unlocked in a preclinical trial by researchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital who discovered a molecular mechanism. The findings were released in the journal Nature.

27 Jun 2022

Researchers demonstrate how tumors make immune cells less effective

Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center scientists found that cancerous tumors known as soft-tissue sarcomas generate a protein that changes immune cells from tumor attacking to tumor-promoting.

27 Jun 2022

Researchers discover effective therapy for pediatric T-acute leukemia

The most frequent type of malignancy in kids is acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

27 Jun 2022

Robotic finger covered with living skin tissue can heal itself

Researchers from the University of Tokyo pool knowledge of robotics and tissue culturing to create a controllable robotic finger covered with living skin tissue.

20 Jun 2022

Researchers discover how the protein content of centrosomes may vary on cell type

The centrosome is the organelle that organizes the cytoskeleton during cell division, which is an important role in species ranging from yeast to humans. Due to its broad functions, scientists previously considered that the centrosome was quite similar in all cells.

17 Jun 2022

New system offers a potential solution for wide-scale stem cell production

Researchers have developed a unique 3D printed system for harvesting stem cells from bioreactors, offering the potential for high quality, wide-scale production of stem cells in Australia at a lower cost.

17 Jun 2022

Differentiation protocol can develop safe and efficient pluripotent stem cell-based therapies for AMD

As we age, so do our eyes; most commonly, this involves changes to our vision and new glasses, but there are more severe forms of age-related eye problems.

16 Jun 2022

Study reveals possibility of changing the identity of synapses through enzymatic means

As you're reading this sentence, the cells in your brain, called neurons, are sending rapid-fire electrical signals between each other, transmitting information.

14 Jun 2022

Researchers demonstrate a possible new way of generating insulin-producing cells

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden show how a molecule that they have identified stimulates the formation of new insulin-producing cells in zebrafish and mammalian tissue, through a newly described mechanism for regulating protein synthesis.

14 Jun 2022

Computational approach could enable large-scale analyses of tumor-specific total mRNA levels from patient samples

Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new approach to quantify tumor-specific total mRNA levels from patient tumor samples, which contain both cancer and non-cancer cells.

14 Jun 2022

Researchers discover a new interferon-gamma receptor signaling pathway

The interferon-gamma receptor (IFNgR) signaling pathway has been identified to be crucial for the vulnerability of glioblastoma tumors to death by CAR T-cell immunotherapy, according to researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).

10 Jun 2022

Researchers analyze and demonstrate how organelles divide into cells

The research, headed by Professor Michael Schrader of the University of Exeter, looked at peroxisome dynamics and discovered new ways for them to divide.

10 Jun 2022

Origin of chromatin in ancient microbes happened 1–2 billion years ago, study reveals

Nature’s storage solution originally emerged in ancient microbes living on Earth around one and two billion years ago, according to researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG).

10 Jun 2022

Scientists develop tiny probe for minimally invasive interfacing with neural circuits

Researchers at the University of California San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have developed a tiny neural probe that can be implanted for longer time periods to record and stimulate neural activity, while minimizing injury to the surrounding tissue.

10 Jun 2022

Scientists identify a way to release the brakes on plants’ production of aromatic amino acids

Every day, plants around the world perform an invisible miracle. They take carbon dioxide from the air and, with the help of sunlight, turn it into countless chemicals essential to both plants and humans.

9 Jun 2022

Dietary modifications can lower symptoms of allergic reactions, a new study reveals

Micronutrient deficits can increase inflammation and make the immune system more susceptible to allergens. Iron deficiency indicates danger to immune cells and causes an excessive immunological response.

8 Jun 2022

Novel insights into how some bacteria evade antibiotics

Scientists have revealed how antibiotics can regress certain fast-growing bacteria. The research was published in the journal eLife on June 8th, 2022.

8 Jun 2022

Researchers use new technique to examine the composition of cell walls from young poplar trees

To optimize biomaterials for reliable, cost-effective paper production, building construction, and biofuel development, researchers often study the structure of plant cells using techniques such as freezing plant samples or placing them in a vacuum.

8 Jun 2022

Axol Bioscience introduces CiPA-validated human stem cell-derived ventricular cardiomyocytes to help improve drug discovery

Axol Bioscience Ltd. (Axol), an established provider of iPSC-derived cells, media, and characterization services for life science discovery, today announced that its human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived ventricular cardiomyocytes have undergone comprehensive in vitro pro-arrhythmia assay (CiPA) validation.

From Axol Bioscience Ltd 8 Jun 2022

Cell Biology

Researchers create new wheat–rye addition lines that impart Ug99 resistance

Scientists discover proteins that may improve CAR-T cell therapy for solid tumor model

Researchers demonstrate how tumors make immune cells less effective

Researchers discover effective therapy for pediatric T-acute leukemia

Robotic finger covered with living skin tissue can heal itself

Researchers discover how the protein content of centrosomes may vary on cell type

New system offers a potential solution for wide-scale stem cell production

Differentiation protocol can develop safe and efficient pluripotent stem cell-based therapies for AMD

Study reveals possibility of changing the identity of synapses through enzymatic means

Researchers demonstrate a possible new way of generating insulin-producing cells

Computational approach could enable large-scale analyses of tumor-specific total mRNA levels from patient samples

Researchers discover a new interferon-gamma receptor signaling pathway

Researchers analyze and demonstrate how organelles divide into cells

Origin of chromatin in ancient microbes happened 1–2 billion years ago, study reveals

Scientists develop tiny probe for minimally invasive interfacing with neural circuits

Scientists identify a way to release the brakes on plants’ production of aromatic amino acids

Dietary modifications can lower symptoms of allergic reactions, a new study reveals

Novel insights into how some bacteria evade antibiotics

Researchers use new technique to examine the composition of cell walls from young poplar trees

Axol Bioscience introduces CiPA-validated human stem cell-derived ventricular cardiomyocytes to help improve drug discovery

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