cell biology
Growing The Model Organism Menagerie
Yeast, flies and worms may be mainstays in biology laboratories, but non-traditional model organisms like salamanders, giant protists and tardigrades are fast becoming easier to study.
Mutations More Common In Asian Lung Tumors
In Asians, lung tumors are more genetically diverse, with implications for treatment response, according to research by scientists in Singapore.
Tiny Personalized Livers Accelerate Cancer Drug Testing
Using patient-derived cells embedded in a three-dimensional scaffold, researchers have created liver tumor organoids for high-throughput screening of cancer drugs.
Cells Have An Ear For Music Too
Scientists from Kyoto University In Japan have discovered that sound can suppress gene expression in cells.
Magnesium Makes Chromosomes Condense
Scientists in Japan have developed a new ion detector, MARIO, which shows how free magnesium ions affect chromosome formation.
Chinese Scientists Successfully Clone Macaques
The twin macaques, named Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, are the first primates to be cloned using somatic cell nuclear transfer.
Why Sugar Starvation Kills Some Cancer Cells
Starving cancer cells of sugar under conditions of elevated calcium can result in cancer cell death, scientists say.
Structure Of DNA-Protein Complex Revealed
Using cryo-electron microscopy, a team of scientists in Japan have visualized the shape of tightly packed bundles of DNA and proteins inside the nuclei of cells.
Glowing, Acid-Tolerant Protein Cloned From Jellyfish
Researchers in Japan have derived from jellyfish a green fluorescent protein that withstands low pH environments, enabling the imaging of acidic organelles.
