Cell Biology News and Research

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Illuminating RNA Function with Innovative Bioluminescent Probes

The molecule that reads the genetic data contained in DNA is called RNA. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have found a method to tag RNA with a glowing bioluminescent molecule, which enables them to track RNA in real time as it travels throughout the body.

10 Jan 2025

New Gene Editing Therapy Shows Promise for Treating Stargardt Disease

Researchers have developed a highly efficient gene editing therapy that could potentially treat Stargardt disease, the most common form of inherited macular degeneration.

10 Jan 2025

Arabidopsis Study Finds that Centromeres Call the Shots in Retrotransposon Integration

Centromeres play a crucial role in cell division, with CENH3 guiding retrotransposon Tal1 integration, revealing insights into genome evolution and stability.

10 Jan 2025

New Insights into How Nitrogenase Enzyme Survives Oxygen Exposure

Nitrogen is an essential component in the production of amino acids and nucleic acids - both necessary for cell growth and function.

9 Jan 2025

New Gene Editing Tool Combines Multiple Functions for Treating Genetic Diseases

Influential inventions often combine existing tools in new ways. The iPhone, for instance, amalgamated the telephone, web browser and camera, among many other devices.

9 Jan 2025

Echidna Genome Sheds Light on Complex Sex Chromosome Evolution

A nearly gapless genome sequence of the echidna, an egg-laying mammal with multiple sex chromosomes, helps researchers to track genomic reorganization events that gave rise to a highly unusual sex determination system.

9 Jan 2025

Coordinated Behavior in Choanoflagellates Provides Evolutionary Clues

A new study published in Science Advances reveals evidence of electrical signaling and coordinated behavior in choanoflagellates, the closest living relatives of animals.

9 Jan 2025

Identifying PRIMER Cells and their Role in Defense Signaling

A diverse population of immune cells that move from one organ to another and react to anything from cuts to colds to cancer is how human bodies protect themselves. However, this luxury is not available to plants.

9 Jan 2025

Scalable Approach to Uncover Biological Discoveries from Single-Cell Data

To comprehend how even the smallest details affect human biology, researchers have compiled enormous single-cell gene expression databases.

9 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

Researchers Uncover Genetic and Environmental Interplay in Bacterial Growth

Genetic and environmental factors influence cell growth. Although previous studies have evaluated the influence of these factors on growth, conducting studies that assess such factors in a cross-talk manner is necessary.

8 Jan 2025

Weak Molecular Interactions Trigger Autophagy in Cells

Recycling takes place in our cells at all times: in a process called autophagy, cell components that are no longer needed are enclosed by membranes and broken down into their basic building blocks.

8 Jan 2025

New Insights into Nuclear Lipid Droplets as Regulators of Aging and Metabolic Health

A new research perspective was published in Aging (listed by MEDLINE/PubMed as "Aging (Albany NY)" and "Aging-US" by Web of Science) Volume 16, Issue 22 on December 9, 2024, entitled "Nuclear lipid droplets: a novel regulator of nuclear homeostasis and aging."

8 Jan 2025

Researchers Discover Genetic Markers for PFAS-Induced Neurotoxicity

Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) earn their "forever chemical" moniker by persisting in water, soil and even the human brain.

7 Jan 2025

New Mechanism Revealed for Immune Response to DNA Damage

A research team from the University of California, Irvine has revealed a previously unknown mechanism that triggers an inflammatory immune response in cells when their DNA is damaged.

7 Jan 2025

CryoSCAPE Enables Accurate Single-Cell Profiling in Diverse Populations

Human blood is a complex and delicate mixture, often used by researchers and clinicians to understand the body’s inner workings.

7 Jan 2025

Next-gen ‘smart cells’ take a major step forward

A new building kit for creating unique sense-and-respond circuits in human cells has been created by bioengineers at Rice University.

6 Jan 2025

Uncovering Key Differences Between Humans and Mice in Cancer Immunotherapy Targets

“Programmed cell death protein 1,” or PD-1, has been considered a key target in cancer therapies since its discovery in the 1990s.

6 Jan 2025

Genetic Discovery Offers Potential for Higher Crop Yields and Biofuel Production

A team of scientists with two Department of Energy Bioenergy Research Centers -; the Center for Bioenergy Innovation, or CBI, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, or CABBI, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign -; identified a gene in a poplar tree that enhances photosynthesis and can boost tree height by about 30% in the field and by as much as 200% in the greenhouse.

6 Jan 2025

Researchers Discover Key Factor Behind Disease Resistance in Gene Carriers

New work by Columbia researchers has turned a textbook principle of genetics on its head and revealed why some people who carry disease-causing genes experience no symptoms.

3 Jan 2025