Research
Research
21
Sep
2023
Global effort to enhance the reproducibility of microscopy images and analysis in publications
International experts publish the first unified microscopy guidelines in Nature Methods
19
Sep
2023
Tiny sea creatures reveal the ancient origins of neurons
The basic building blocks for our brain cells were forming around 800 million years ago in the ancestors of tiny sea creatures
24
Aug
2023
The ‘treadmill conveyor belt’ ensuring proper cell division
Like a treadmill conveyor belt, microtubules appear to move without changing their length.
27
Jul
2023
Molecular determinants critical for pluripotent cell fate found
How do pluripotent cells pursue their destiny? Researchers shed new light on the process.
11
Jul
2023
Rare genetic disease caused by alterations to lipid metabolism
TANGO2 mutations initiate fatal metabolic crises. The gene’s role in lipid metabolism and energy production explains why.
03
Jul
2023
‘Traffic control’ system for mucin and insulin secretion identified
Findings shed light on how cells secrete just the right amount of the two proteins crucial for human health
27
Jun
2023
Researchers reveal how cells rewrite their fate
Findings can lead to new strategies to accelerate or manipulate the molecular mechanisms involved to target cancer
01
Jun
2023
DNA damage repaired by antioxidant enzymes
In crisis, the nucleus calls antioxidant enzymes to the rescue. This indicates metabolic activity, which would be a profound paradigm shift with implications for cancer research.
24
Apr
2023
Differentiation landscape of acute myeloid leukemia charted with new tool
The findings pave the way for the development of new techniques to predict how AML patients will respond to chemotherapy.
06
Apr
2023
Controversial beta cell origin theory challenged by diabetes experts
Dr. Jorge Ferrer challenges the view that adult mice form new beta cells which arise from pancreatic duct cells
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International experts publish the first unified microscopy guidelines in Nature Methods
The basic building blocks for our brain cells were forming around 800 million years ago in the ancestors of tiny sea creatures
Like a treadmill conveyor belt, microtubules appear to move without changing their length.
How do pluripotent cells pursue their destiny? Researchers shed new light on the process.
TANGO2 mutations initiate fatal metabolic crises. The gene’s role in lipid metabolism and energy production explains why.
Findings shed light on how cells secrete just the right amount of the two proteins crucial for human health
Findings can lead to new strategies to accelerate or manipulate the molecular mechanisms involved to target cancer
In crisis, the nucleus calls antioxidant enzymes to the rescue. This indicates metabolic activity, which would be a profound paradigm shift with implications for cancer research.
The findings pave the way for the development of new techniques to predict how AML patients will respond to chemotherapy.
Dr. Jorge Ferrer challenges the view that adult mice form new beta cells which arise from pancreatic duct cells