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02.29.2024
Allen Distinguished Investigators aim to stretch cancer cells like Silly Putty to reveal their elusive nutrients.
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02.14.2024
Heart cells hit a tiny “gym” to help scientists screen for toxic cancer drugs
11.21.2023
Research funding will support four projects focused on extracellular vesicles and three on sex hormones
11.09.2023
Multidisciplinary research center to define, map, and understand the health consequences of interactions between the nervous system and the immune...
08.29.2023
Ignored for a hundred years, comb jelly research is back in business
08.14.2023
The first-of-its-kind clock could also be used to test rejuvenation therapies
08.07.2023
Scientists are learning the bartering system of two cell types to understand the lifecycle of a lung
05.17.2023
Scientists are making lab-grown mini-organs more lifelike by adding blood vessels
04.26.2023
Mouse study finds disease-linked molecule influences the intricate, beautiful patterns of the brain cells known as astrocytes.
12.15.2022
$10M in research funding will support cutting-edge projects in protein lifespan and nutrient sensing
11.03.2022
Mouse study reveals many new types of cells known as astrocytes and narrows their role in neurodegenerative disease
09.16.2022
Microglial cells act as the brain’s waste disposal when healthy — can they be manipulated to protect against disease?
08.09.2022
Researchers are developing a fitness wearable to personalize exercise and lower the risks of dementia
08.03.2022
‘Epigenetic clocks’ vary with disease and even by organ, but scientists are still trying to understand why
07.21.2022
Molecular recording device could be used to trace cell-by-cell growth of an entire animal
05.27.2022
Biologists are studying the neurons and muscle cells of the ctenophore, a type of sea jelly that is the sister group to all other animals
04.22.2022
A delicate molecular dance maintains the blood-brain barrier, protecting the brain while allowing transport of necessary resources
02.14.2022
Scientists release the first cell-by-cell atlas of the human blood-brain barrier.
02.11.2022
Synthetic biology is helping scientists understand development
02.09.2022
$15.5M in research funding will support cutting-edge projects in mammalian synthetic biology, the neuroscience of under-studied animals, and tiny...