Many plants flower in spring after exposure to winter cold. However, often young plants are insensitive to the cold, and
Category: Cells
3D Printed Implants Show Promise for Treating Spinal Cord Injury
3D printed implants could one day help restore neural connections and lost motor function in patients with spinal cord injury.
Establishing Cellular Asymmetries
Embryonic development is the process by which a fertilized egg becomes an independent organism, an organism capable of producing functional
Scientists identify new fuel-delivery route for cells
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a previously unknown route for cellular fuel delivery,
A New Option to Rescue Knee Cartilage
New clinical trial is evaluating a next-generation approach to replacing damaged knee cartilage with healthy cartilage cultivated from a patient’s
Unmuting large silent genes lets bacteria produce new molecules, potential drug candidates
By enticing away the repressors dampening unexpressed, silent genes in Streptomyces bacteria, researchers at the University of Illinois have unlocked several large
Aggregative and clonal metazoans
Single celled organisms can change their behaviors in response to social signals. They can respond to changing environments and can differentiate
Cancer alters the circadian clock to survive
Tumor cells use the unfolded protein response to alter circadian rhythm, which contributes to more tumor growth, Hollings Cancer Center
Genetic mutations start after conception
Hundreds of minor genetic mutations start to form in the cells of an embryo after conception, some of these mutations
Women are more fit than men
Women can process oxygen more quickly than men during exercise. Quick oxygen uptake places less strain on the body’s cells
