Using CRISPR gene editing, a team from Penn Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have thwarted a lethal lung disease, in an animal model,
Category: Cells
Study: Phenols in purple corn fight diabetes, obesity, inflammation in mouse cells
Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed new hybrids of purple corn containing different combinations of phytochemicals that may
Novel approach promises ready access to hard-to-study proteins
DNA and the genome, we know, provide the blueprint for life. But it is the proteins made according to the
A peptide against cannibalism
A worm whose favorite dish is – of all things – worm larvae has to take great care not to
Magnets with ‘Magic Angle’ Offer New Way to Study Jelly States of Genes
Our cells all contain the same DNA and genes; but in different cells, different genes are switched on and off.
In cellular world, strong relationships the key to healing old wounds
Yale scientists with colleagues at University College London have taken the next step towards unravelling how cells work together during
Movement Toward a Poop Test for Liver Cirrhosis
For the estimated 100 million U.S. adults and children living with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), whether or not they
Study gives new perspective on production of blood cells and immune cells
A healthy adult makes about 2 million blood cells every second, and 99 percent of them are oxygen-carrying red blood
Study: Brain Stem Cells Age Faster in MS Patients
Brain stem cells in people with the most severe form of multiple sclerosis look much older than they really are,
Organoids reveal inflammatory processes in chlamydia infections
For a long time, researchers were only able to examine human cells infected with bacteria by using cancer cell lines.