Tag: Biotechnology
Laboratory study paves way for new approach to treating hair loss in humans
Marijuana use increases, shifts away from illegal market
Taking the ‘killer’ out of natural killer cells
Novel strategy hits ‘reset button’ for disease-causing genetic duplications
Unjamming the genome after DNA damage: A gene regulatory multi-tool has yet another function
A bad bout of flu triggers ‘taste bud cells’ to grow in the lungs
Using more-specific ‘genetic scissors’ may avoid problems associated with gene editing
Engineered miniature kidneys come of age: Method for growing kidney organoids under flow enhances their vascularization and maturation, increasing their potential for drug testing and regenerative medicine
How staying in shape is vital for reproductive success: Cells must keep their shape and proportions to successfully reproduce through cell division, research reveals
Single-cell asymmetries control how groups of cells form 3D shapes together
Functional salivary gland organoid created
Ciprofloxacin has dramatic effects on the mitochondrial genome: Antibiotics should be used cautiously
Researchers have discovered how to slow aging: Natural product found to reduce the level of damaged cells in the body, caused by aging
Terahertz wave activates filamentation of actin: A novel possibility of manipulating cellular functions
The birth and death of proteins in a single cell
Switching DNA and RNA on and off
How to make the gene-editing tool CRISPR work even better
Imaging in living cells reveals how ‘junk DNA’ switches on a gene: Video shows DNA enhancers finding and activating a target gene in a living cell
DNA enzyme shuffles cell membranes a thousand times faster than its natural counterpart
Researchers discover new type of stem cell state
Why chikungunya, other arthritis-causing viruses target joints: Study finds molecular handle that viruses use to get inside certain cells
Optical tweezers — mini ‘tractor beams’ — help arrange artificial cells into tissue structures
Herpesvirus: Identifying virus structures that can be attacked by killer T cells
Fat cells seem to remember unhealthy diet