UAB genetic scientists are engaged in robust preclinical research initiatives focused on testing the effectiveness of potential new drug therapies for NF1. These efforts utilize two primary approaches ...

Centrosomes are not essential for cell division in most animal cells, although they contribute to the efficiency of mitotic spindle assembly. Centrosome loss is tolerated surprisingly well in fly ...

Researchers provide a comprehensive overview of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), detailing its cellular architecture, transport ...

Infrared vibrational spectroscopy at BESSY II can be used to create high-resolution maps of molecules inside live cells and ...

Chloroplasts, the parts of cells that allow plants and algae to photosynthesize, are thought to have originated more than 1 billion years ago, when photosynthetic cyanobacteria lived symbiotically ...

A new 3D human brain tissue platform developed by MIT researchers is the first to integrate all major brain cell types, ...

Seaweed is found around the world. In fact, the name "seaweed" comprises a diverse range of species, from microscopic ...

Cell Culture Requirements Are Not Only Growing in Magnitude, but Shifting to Match the Increasing Use of Mammalian Cell Lines The production of biologic therapies such as vaccines, blood factors, and ...

Electrospun synthetic cell scaffolds are not only more consistent than animal cells for cancer research, they hold the potential to replace animal testing. In the field of cancer research, the idea ...

New survey data from food development specialist Mattson suggests that the #1 thing consumers see as appealing about cell-based meat (grown from animal cells in a culture, without slaughter) is that ...