A highly detailed study of how the roundworm C. elegans forms oocytes suggests that the egg-making process leads to the
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Thymic tuft cells play key role in preventing autoimmunity, mouse experiments show
UC San Francisco researchers were recently surprised to discover fully formed gut and skin cells in the thymus, a lemon-sized
Continue reading »Teamwork between cells fuels aggressive childhood brain tumor
Scientists have discovered that cancerous cells in an aggressive type of childhood brain tumour work together to infiltrate the brain,
Continue reading »Scientists discover how moderate drinking toughens up heart cells
How alcohol protects the heart: Scientists discover moderate drinking teaches heart cells how to toughen up The heart produces the
Continue reading »Researchers peer inside cells to spy on cancer’s on-off switch
Forty years after researchers first discovered it in fruit flies, a once-obscure cluster of proteins called PRC2 has become a
Continue reading »From designer microbes to stem cells, researchers are investigating new strategies to treat bowel disease
The University of Toronto’s David McMillen and his research team are creating a new life form to ward off disease
Continue reading »Stem-cell niche for 10 billion colon cells a day
Researchers at the University of Zurich have discovered the identity of the stem-cell niche of the colon. The niche comprises
Continue reading »Want to cure disease? Repurpose the body’s cells
If one part of the body breaks, can you just replace it with cells from another organ? That’s the hope
Continue reading »Cocktail of drugs could restore memories in Alzheimer’s
Cocktail of drugs that replaces lost brain cells could restore memories in Alzheimer’s patients and reduce tremors in Parkinson’s sufferers,
Continue reading »Cancer cells co-opt pain-sensing ‘wasabi receptor’ to survive oxidative stress
Anyone who’s taken a bite of a sandwich with too much spicy mustard or a piece of sushi with too
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