Sleep is an essential behavioral state in animals ranging from invertebrates to humans. It is critical for immune function, stable
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Seeing cell membranes in a new light: Study challenges conventional wisdom of how cell membranes work
If you want to understand how the cell membrane works, Adam Cohen says, look no further than your kitchen. Cohen,
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New human cell structure discovered
A new structure in human cells has been discovered by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden in collaboration with colleagues
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Researchers modify CRISPR to reorganize genome
Researchers at Stanford University have reworked CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology to manipulate the genome in three-dimensional space, allowing them to ferry
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How proteins meet on the cell membrane
Scripps Research scientists have uncovered the workings of a critical process in cell survival. Their study, published recently in the
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How Natural Killer cells regulate protective HIV antibodies: The finding advances efforts to develop a vaccine that elicits protective HIV antibodies
In the quest to develop a vaccine that triggers the immune system to prevent HIV infection, researchers have focused on
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Fluorescence-activating beta-barrel protein made from scratch for first time: Advance makes possible creation of new beta-barrel proteins to precisely target small molecules
For the first time, scientists have created, entirely from scratch, a protein capable of binding to a small target molecule.
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Researchers explain how viral protein promotes deadly infection by Nipah and Hendra viruses
Researchers have identified how a viral protein, which plays a major role in causing deadly Nipah and Hendra virus infections,
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Measuring the tension of a cell with a molecule
The volume of cells can vary dramatically. Similarly to an inflating balloon, the volume increase of growing cells pushes on
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New way to grow blood vessels developed
Formation of new blood vessels, a process also known as angiogenesis, is one of the major clinical challenges in wound
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