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Cell function
Cells carry out specialized functions throughout the body and each cell type functions distinctly from other cell types. Some cellular functions include transporting nutrients throughout the body and producing energy. One specialized cell is muscle cells which function to create a force that moves parts of the body. Another example are bone cells, whose functions include protecting internal organs from damage and storing minerals such as calcium.
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New research published in the journal Cell Reports sheds light on the role of the TP53 gene in preventing the spread of ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 31, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
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AUG 30, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many of the same genes can be found in different organisms, from yeast to humans, which has allowed researchers to study
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 29, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
"I like to call it 'the Chernobyl effect' -- you've turned the reactor on and now you can't turn it off," said senior au
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 27, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Mice are used as the frontline for drug testing for brain disorders. Why? Their brains are supposed to have much of the
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 25, 2019
Technology
Tissue engineering is a quickly growing field that involves the development of artificial organs and tissues that can be
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 25, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
Breast cancer affects 250,000 women in the U.S. annually. Those with most common form test positive for hormone receptor
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
AUG 25, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
The cytoplasm of cells is about 80% water, but is full of a molecular mixture of stuff that was once thought to be disor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2019
Microbiology
The human body carries a large community of microbes, and the ones living in our gastrointestinal tract exert a powerful
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 21, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have long wanted to harness the regenerative power of pluripotent stem cells.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
There are challenges to working with nerve cells in the lab, which can create research bottlenecks in the study of neuro
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
As tissues grow in a developing embryo, they have to fold in the right way to create the proper structures.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 16, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
It had been thought that there was not much of interest happening in the genes that code for tRNA; new work changes that
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers are taking a new look at how the cell regulates gene expression.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2019
Health & Medicine
In healthy people, the blood-brain barrier (BBB), which is fromed by brain endothelial cells, strictly controls the
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
AUG 12, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Powerful genetic sequencing technologies are helping researchers learn more about how changes or errors in genes are lin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2019
Microbiology
Scientists have deciphered the X-ray crystal structure of an enzyme that generates a unique broad spectrum antibiotic ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 11, 2019
Immunology
With 10-30% of the population reporting sensitivity to cat dander, you probably know someone with a cat allergy. T
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 06, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Toxic proteinopathies are a group of inherited diseases that are caused when improperly folded proteins accumulate in th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2019
Health & Medicine
The human brain is the most complex and least-understood part of the our body. With 86 billion brain cells and as many a
...
Written By:
Liat Ben-Senior
AUG 04, 2019
Immunology
Hair cells inside the human ear are responsible for sensing and relaying sound to the brain. In all mammals except
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 04, 2019
Microbiology
There are organisms that can use the magnetic field of the earth to navigate, including animals like honey bees and migr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 04, 2019
Cancer
New research published in the journal Cell Reports sheds light on the role of the TP53 gene in preventing the spread of
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mutations impacting a protein complex called SWI/SNF can cause a variety of problems. Now researchers know more about wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2019
Cancer
We all do it every day, but there’s still so much we don’t understand about it. I’m talking about agin
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 30, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
New therapeutics may have helped improve survival rates for acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients but some patients stil
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin