Bacteria have many ways to evade the antibiotics that we use against them. Each year, at least 2.8 million people ...
Tag: cells
Our gut-brain connectionOur gut-brain connection
In many ways, our brain and our digestive tract are deeply connected. Feeling nervous may lead to physical pain in ...
A high-resolution glimpse of gene expression in cellsA high-resolution glimpse of gene expression in cells
Using a novel technique for expanding tissue, MIT and Harvard Medical School researchers have devised a way to label individual ...
Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?Could lab-grown plant tissue ease the environmental toll of logging and agriculture?
It takes a lot to make a wooden table. Grow a tree, cut it down, transport it, mill it … ...
Why cancer cells waste so much energyWhy cancer cells waste so much energy
In the 1920s, German chemist Otto Warburg discovered that cancer cells don’t metabolize sugar the same way that healthy cells ...
Neuroscientists identify brain circuit that encodes timing of eventsNeuroscientists identify brain circuit that encodes timing of events
When we experience a new event, our brain records a memory of not only what happened, but also the context, ...
RNA molecules are masters of their own destinyRNA molecules are masters of their own destiny
At any given moment in the human body, in about 30 trillion cells, DNA is being “read” into molecules of ...
“SCOUT” helps researchers find, quantify significant differences among organoids“SCOUT” helps researchers find, quantify significant differences among organoids
The ability to culture cerebral organoids, or “minibrains,” using stem cells derived from people has given scientists experimentally manipulable models ...
Small molecule, big potential for treating prostate cancerSmall molecule, big potential for treating prostate cancer
Prostate cancer growth is often driven by male sex hormones called androgens. Hormone therapy is commonly administered to lower the ...
To make mini-organs grow faster, give them a squeezeTo make mini-organs grow faster, give them a squeeze
The closer people are physically to one another, the higher the chance for exchange, of things like ideas, information, and ...