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Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in ...
Even after decades of research, biologists are still uncovering surprises about the human body. A team of researchers from ...
It is the most detailed image of a human cell to date, obtained via radiography, nuclear MRI, and cryoelectronic microscopy." As we'll explain below, that description is completely inaccurate.
Image shows E. histolytica (green) attacking human T-cells (white blood cells). (Credit: Katherine Ralston) The single-celled parasite Entamoeba histolytica infects 50 million people each year, ...
Scientists in Japan have made a fascinating discovery around muscle wasting, demonstrating how human muscle cells can be infused with serum from hibernating black bears to not just prevent atrophy ...
The Biology of Skin Color: Black and White. The evolution of race was as simple as the politics of race is complex By Gina Kirchweger. Ten years ago, while at the university of Western Australia ...
When they then bred mice with white fat cells that lacked KLF-15, the mice converted them from white to beige. Not only could the fat cells switch from one form into another, but without the ...
Human brain “organoids” wired themselves into rats’ nervous systems, influencing the animals’ sensations and behaviors. By Carl Zimmer Scientists have successfully transplanted clusters of ...
Developing new medications can take years. But computational biologist Aviv Regev says AI-powered cell mapping is transforming the process—helping to create life-saving drugs in much less time.
If human brain organoids are grown in larger, more complex animal brains, Hyun says, the cell clusters might develop in ways that cause the animals to suffer. "What I'm concerned about," he says ...
Our stem-cell-derived human embryo model offers an ethical and accessible way of peering into this box. It closely mimics the development of a real human embryo, particularly the emergence of its ...
Image shared on the UCDAVIS website shows E. histolytica (green) attacking human T-cells (white blood cells). Katherine Ralston What Is Entamoeba histolytica?. Entamoeba histolytica is a single ...