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Muscle Memory Isn't What You Think It Is

Muscle growth can be influenced by understanding cellular mechanisms and promoting muscle memory, particularly after injury or long breaks from exercise.

#health

Scientists Studying Aging Are Finally Zeroing In On What Actually Triggers Age-Related Diseases

Aging is a natural process linked to metabolic decline and increased disease risk, emphasizing the need for a deeper understanding of their connection.

Can sound waves help you lose weight? This technique may trick fat cells

Acoustic sound waves can inhibit fat cell development, showing promise as a non-invasive healthcare solution.

Scientists Studying Aging Are Finally Zeroing In On What Actually Triggers Age-Related Diseases

Aging is a natural process linked to metabolic decline and increased disease risk, emphasizing the need for a deeper understanding of their connection.

Can sound waves help you lose weight? This technique may trick fat cells

Acoustic sound waves can inhibit fat cell development, showing promise as a non-invasive healthcare solution.

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#cancer-research

'Dark proteins' hiding in our cells could hold clues to cancer and other diseases

Ribosome profiling revealed the existence of 'dark proteins' produced from previously unknown genomic regions.

7 Big Questions About Cancer, Answered

Cancer development is influenced by both genetic mutations and epigenetic changes, highlighting the complexity of treatment and understanding.

Investigating Cytoskeletal Filament Formation - News Center

Vimentin protein's structure and function are crucial for cellular healing processes, offering insights into wound healing and broader implications for cancer.

Goyal and Kennedy Named 2024 Pew Scholars - News Center

Feinberg faculty members named 2024 Pew Scholars, accelerating biomedical sciences.

What is a cell type, really? The quest to categorize life's myriad forms

Cellular individuality complicates research, as each cell exhibits unique characteristics which may influence drug resistance in cancer treatment.

Daily briefing: Variant of mpox virus is getting better at human-to-human transmission

Semaglutide significantly alleviates obesity-related knee arthritis pain, matching the efficacy of painkillers.

Advanced mapping of tumor cells offers crucial insights for cancer treatment development.

New findings on protocell structures may shed light on the evolution of cell membranes.

'Dark proteins' hiding in our cells could hold clues to cancer and other diseases

Ribosome profiling revealed the existence of 'dark proteins' produced from previously unknown genomic regions.

7 Big Questions About Cancer, Answered

Cancer development is influenced by both genetic mutations and epigenetic changes, highlighting the complexity of treatment and understanding.

Investigating Cytoskeletal Filament Formation - News Center

Vimentin protein's structure and function are crucial for cellular healing processes, offering insights into wound healing and broader implications for cancer.

Goyal and Kennedy Named 2024 Pew Scholars - News Center

Feinberg faculty members named 2024 Pew Scholars, accelerating biomedical sciences.

What is a cell type, really? The quest to categorize life's myriad forms

Cellular individuality complicates research, as each cell exhibits unique characteristics which may influence drug resistance in cancer treatment.

Daily briefing: Variant of mpox virus is getting better at human-to-human transmission

Semaglutide significantly alleviates obesity-related knee arthritis pain, matching the efficacy of painkillers.

Advanced mapping of tumor cells offers crucial insights for cancer treatment development.

New findings on protocell structures may shed light on the evolution of cell membranes.

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#genetics

A major evolutionary enigma solved: How simple cells gave rise to complex ones

Research identifies how simple cells evolved into complex cells using a mathematical formula.

Chromosomal Jell-O' could be key to treating genetic diseases Harvard Gazette

X chromosome inactivation in females is a crucial process for gene dosage balance, orchestrated by the RNA molecule Xist.

Researchers create first map of the spliceosome, an Achilles heel of cancer

Cells utilize the same DNA across types, but spliceosome machinery specifies which genes are expressed, creating diverse cell functions.

The fusion of two sisters into a single woman suggests that human identity is not in our DNA

The case of Karen Keegan, a chimeric woman, challenges the perception of DNA defining individual identity.

A major evolutionary enigma solved: How simple cells gave rise to complex ones

Research identifies how simple cells evolved into complex cells using a mathematical formula.

Chromosomal Jell-O' could be key to treating genetic diseases Harvard Gazette

X chromosome inactivation in females is a crucial process for gene dosage balance, orchestrated by the RNA molecule Xist.

Researchers create first map of the spliceosome, an Achilles heel of cancer

Cells utilize the same DNA across types, but spliceosome machinery specifies which genes are expressed, creating diverse cell functions.

The fusion of two sisters into a single woman suggests that human identity is not in our DNA

The case of Karen Keegan, a chimeric woman, challenges the perception of DNA defining individual identity.

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Where do proteins go in cells? Next-generation methods map the molecules' hidden lives

Proteins in human cells interact in complex networks essential for cellular functions, and their locations influence their roles.

The field of spatial proteomics reveals that proteins often fulfill multiple roles depending on their cellular location.

#scientific-research

Live-cell super-resolution microscopy reveals how molecules enter and exit the nucleus

A new imaging technique allows for real-time tracking of molecular movement through the nuclear pore complex, enhancing our understanding of cellular dynamics.

Author Correction: UDP-glucose accelerates SNAI1 mRNA decay and impairs lung cancer metastasis - Nature

Collaborative research in cell biology can lead to significant advancements.

Integrating expertise from multiple institutions enhances scientific inquiry and innovation.

Live-cell super-resolution microscopy reveals how molecules enter and exit the nucleus

A new imaging technique allows for real-time tracking of molecular movement through the nuclear pore complex, enhancing our understanding of cellular dynamics.

Author Correction: UDP-glucose accelerates SNAI1 mRNA decay and impairs lung cancer metastasis - Nature

Collaborative research in cell biology can lead to significant advancements.

Integrating expertise from multiple institutions enhances scientific inquiry and innovation.

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Investigating the 'Glue' that Holds Cells Together - News Center

Investigators found that adherens junctions form via pre-junctions during cell contact, enhancing insights into cellular interactions.

Federal Circuit Clarifies Anticipation Analysis for Product-By-Process Claims

The Federal Circuit upheld that the '176 patent was not inherently anticipated by prior art due to lack of proof of inevitable marker expression.

Retraction Note: A mechanism for the suppression of homologous recombination in G1 cells

The study was retracted due to serious data and image irregularities.

#evolution

Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life

Researchers successfully induced endosymbiosis in the lab for the first time, shedding light on this pivotal evolutionary process.

Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it

Rainwater played a crucial role in stabilizing early cells, facilitating the evolution of complex life.

Plants' Photosynthetic Machinery Functions inside Hamster Cells

Researchers successfully implanted algae-derived chloroplasts into hamster cells, allowing them to convert light into energy for at least two days.

Evolution of a novel adrenal cell type that promotes parental care - Nature

The emergence of a novel cell type in the adrenal gland of oldfield mice contributes to the evolution of monogamous-typical parental behaviors.

Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life

Researchers successfully induced endosymbiosis in the lab for the first time, shedding light on this pivotal evolutionary process.

Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it

Rainwater played a crucial role in stabilizing early cells, facilitating the evolution of complex life.

Plants' Photosynthetic Machinery Functions inside Hamster Cells

Researchers successfully implanted algae-derived chloroplasts into hamster cells, allowing them to convert light into energy for at least two days.

Evolution of a novel adrenal cell type that promotes parental care - Nature

The emergence of a novel cell type in the adrenal gland of oldfield mice contributes to the evolution of monogamous-typical parental behaviors.

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Contributors to Scientific American's February 2025 Issue

Mark Ross creatively illustrates complex scientific concepts, including cell biology, rooted in his artistic background.

Mysterious Blobs in Cells Are Changing the Way We Understand Life

Biomolecular condensates are crucial for cellular organization, challenging established views on cell biology.

Can Generative AI Uncover the 'Language of Biology'?

Generative AI has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of human cells by analyzing complex biological data for predictive insights.

Revealed: the fatty cells that are the 'bubble wrap' of the body

The discovery of 'lipocartilage' cells enhances the understanding of cartilage elasticity and structural support.

RANK drives structured intestinal epithelial expansion during pregnancy - Nature

Pregnancy significantly alters metabolic and cellular functions to support the health of mothers and offspring, but key mechanisms remain inadequately understood.

#developmental-biology

DNA Typewriters' Can Record a Cell's History

Engineered cells can create genetic records, allowing scientists to track their development and changes over time.

The Human Cell Atlas from a cell census to a unified foundation model

Cell atlases leverage AI and new methods to reveal critical biological insights and are transforming our understanding of biology and medicine.

DNA Typewriters' Can Record a Cell's History

Engineered cells can create genetic records, allowing scientists to track their development and changes over time.

The Human Cell Atlas from a cell census to a unified foundation model

Cell atlases leverage AI and new methods to reveal critical biological insights and are transforming our understanding of biology and medicine.

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'Major milestone' as scientists map all human body cells - and the breakthrough will help target diseases

A comprehensive human cell map will enhance disease treatment and research, impacting conditions like cancer, diabetes, and arthritis.

Alzheimer's timeline shows changes start as trickle, become torrent

Alzheimer's disease has two phases, with somatostatin neurons being particularly vulnerable in the early phase.

'Phenomenal' tool sequences DNA and tracks proteins - without cracking cells open

The new microscopy technique enables imaging of proteins and DNA interactions within intact cells, advancing our understanding of cellular processes.

#gene-regulation

Mystery Droplets Inside Cells May Play Vital Roles in Life

Biomolecular condensates challenge traditional views of cell organelles, suggesting they play crucial roles in cell function and disease.

Two U.S. scientists win Nobel Prize in Physiology, Medicine

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize for their discovery of microRNA and its role in gene regulation.

Their work is fundamental for understanding cell development and potential future applications.

Author Correction: piRNA processing by a trimeric Schlafen-domain nuclease - Nature

Non-coding RNAs are essential for gene regulation and maintaining cellular functions.

Mystery Droplets Inside Cells May Play Vital Roles in Life

Biomolecular condensates challenge traditional views of cell organelles, suggesting they play crucial roles in cell function and disease.

Two U.S. scientists win Nobel Prize in Physiology, Medicine

Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize for their discovery of microRNA and its role in gene regulation.

Their work is fundamental for understanding cell development and potential future applications.

Author Correction: piRNA processing by a trimeric Schlafen-domain nuclease - Nature

Non-coding RNAs are essential for gene regulation and maintaining cellular functions.

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Your cells are dying. All the time.

Understanding the various modes of cell death can lead to improved treatments for diseases such as cancer and infections.

How Did the First Cells Arise? With a Little Rain, Study Finds.

Rain may have been crucial to the emergence of life, influencing the formation of protocells that led to early cellular evolution.

Leonard Hayflick, Who Discovered Why No One Lives Forever, Dies at 98

Leonard Hayflick discovered that human cells can only divide a limited number of times, setting a natural cap on human lifespan.

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Muscle Memory Isn't What You Think It Is

Scientists Studying Aging Are Finally Zeroing In On What Actually Triggers Age-Related Diseases

Can sound waves help you lose weight? This technique may trick fat cells

Scientists Studying Aging Are Finally Zeroing In On What Actually Triggers Age-Related Diseases

Can sound waves help you lose weight? This technique may trick fat cells

'Dark proteins' hiding in our cells could hold clues to cancer and other diseases

7 Big Questions About Cancer, Answered

Investigating Cytoskeletal Filament Formation - News Center

Goyal and Kennedy Named 2024 Pew Scholars - News Center

What is a cell type, really? The quest to categorize life's myriad forms

Daily briefing: Variant of mpox virus is getting better at human-to-human transmission

'Dark proteins' hiding in our cells could hold clues to cancer and other diseases

7 Big Questions About Cancer, Answered

Investigating Cytoskeletal Filament Formation - News Center

Goyal and Kennedy Named 2024 Pew Scholars - News Center

What is a cell type, really? The quest to categorize life's myriad forms

Daily briefing: Variant of mpox virus is getting better at human-to-human transmission

A major evolutionary enigma solved: How simple cells gave rise to complex ones

Chromosomal Jell-O' could be key to treating genetic diseases Harvard Gazette

Researchers create first map of the spliceosome, an Achilles heel of cancer

The fusion of two sisters into a single woman suggests that human identity is not in our DNA

A major evolutionary enigma solved: How simple cells gave rise to complex ones

Chromosomal Jell-O' could be key to treating genetic diseases Harvard Gazette

Researchers create first map of the spliceosome, an Achilles heel of cancer

The fusion of two sisters into a single woman suggests that human identity is not in our DNA

Where do proteins go in cells? Next-generation methods map the molecules' hidden lives

Live-cell super-resolution microscopy reveals how molecules enter and exit the nucleus

Author Correction: UDP-glucose accelerates SNAI1 mRNA decay and impairs lung cancer metastasis - Nature

Live-cell super-resolution microscopy reveals how molecules enter and exit the nucleus

Author Correction: UDP-glucose accelerates SNAI1 mRNA decay and impairs lung cancer metastasis - Nature

Investigating the 'Glue' that Holds Cells Together - News Center

Federal Circuit Clarifies Anticipation Analysis for Product-By-Process Claims

Retraction Note: A mechanism for the suppression of homologous recombination in G1 cells

Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life

Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it

Plants' Photosynthetic Machinery Functions inside Hamster Cells

Evolution of a novel adrenal cell type that promotes parental care - Nature

Scientists Recreate the Conditions That Sparked Complex Life

Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it

Plants' Photosynthetic Machinery Functions inside Hamster Cells

Evolution of a novel adrenal cell type that promotes parental care - Nature

Contributors to Scientific American's February 2025 Issue

Mysterious Blobs in Cells Are Changing the Way We Understand Life

Can Generative AI Uncover the 'Language of Biology'?

Revealed: the fatty cells that are the 'bubble wrap' of the body

RANK drives structured intestinal epithelial expansion during pregnancy - Nature

DNA Typewriters' Can Record a Cell's History

The Human Cell Atlas from a cell census to a unified foundation model

DNA Typewriters' Can Record a Cell's History

The Human Cell Atlas from a cell census to a unified foundation model

'Major milestone' as scientists map all human body cells - and the breakthrough will help target diseases

Alzheimer's timeline shows changes start as trickle, become torrent

'Phenomenal' tool sequences DNA and tracks proteins - without cracking cells open

Mystery Droplets Inside Cells May Play Vital Roles in Life

Two U.S. scientists win Nobel Prize in Physiology, Medicine

Author Correction: piRNA processing by a trimeric Schlafen-domain nuclease - Nature

Mystery Droplets Inside Cells May Play Vital Roles in Life

Two U.S. scientists win Nobel Prize in Physiology, Medicine

Author Correction: piRNA processing by a trimeric Schlafen-domain nuclease - Nature

Your cells are dying. All the time.

How Did the First Cells Arise? With a Little Rain, Study Finds.

Leonard Hayflick, Who Discovered Why No One Lives Forever, Dies at 98

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#cell-biology