Researchers have described a new mechanism which induces the self-killing of cancer cells by perturbing ion homeostasis. A research team
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AI-powered tool predicts cell behaviors during disease and treatment
Large-scale atlases of organs in a healthy state are soon going to be available, in particular, within the Human Cell
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Breakthrough study of cell signaling holds promise for immune research and beyond
For the first time ever, scientists have imaged the process by which an individual immune system molecule is switched on
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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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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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Structural biology: Until the last cut
Ribosomes are the cell’s protein factories. Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now structurally characterized late stages in the
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Designer cells: Artificial enzyme can activate a gene switch
Complex reaction cascades can be triggered in artificial molecular systems: Swiss scientists have constructed an enzyme than can penetrate a
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Embryonic gene regulation through mechanical forces: 600 million years old molecular principles
During embryonic development genetic cascades control gene activity and cell differentiation. In a new publication of the journal PNAS, the
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Atomic-level study reveals why rare disorder causes sudden paralysis: A hole in a protein lets ions leak into cells, thereby triggering the profound muscle weakness of hypokalemic periodic paralysis
A rare genetic disorder in which people are suddenly overcome with profound muscle weakness is caused by a hole in
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