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Yes MAM: How Organelles Talk To Each Other

Using a new technique to observe inter-organelle communication in live cells, researchers have identified the proteins that form signaling hubs known as mitochondria-associated membranes.

Collagen Gel Helps Turn Stem Cells Into Neurons

Scientists in South Korea have cultivated neurons from stem cells using collagen gel from the tilapia fish, which mimics the stiffness of the human brain.

Asia’s Scientific Trailblazers: Professor Suh Yoo-Hun

Notable Korean neuroscientist Professor Suh Yoo-Hun has had many breakthroughs—for one, he sequenced a gene closely related to depression and bipolar disorder.