Observing mammalian cells with superfast soft X-rays
Researchers have developed a new technique to view living mammalian cells. The team used a powerful laser, called a soft X-ray free electron laser, to emit ultrafast pulses of illumination at the speed of femtoseconds, or quadrillionths of a second......»»
Behavioral and computational study shows that social preferences can be inferred from decision speed alone
Researchers led by Sophie Bavard at the University of Hamburg, Germany, found that people can infer hidden social preferences by observing how fast others make social decisions......»»
Scientists discover surprising link between ancient biology and restricted human hair growth
University of Manchester scientists have linked one of the ways that cells respond to stressful conditions with restricted healthy hair growth......»»
Researchers discover Raja Ampat"s reef manta rays prefer staying close to home—which could help save more of them
The reef manta ray (Mobula alfredi) is a tough swimmer. They can travel hundreds of kilometers to feed themselves. The longest recorded movement for an individual reef manta ray was 1,150km, observed in eastern Australia......»»
Rare bone marrow cells revealed in new comprehensive atlas
While research has uncovered many details about how blood cells function within bone marrow, the work of other cells existing in that space has remained a relative mystery. Now, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pe.....»»
Mini liver model innovations promise more effective drug testing
A laboratory-grown mini liver model uniquely created with liver cells and a synthetic nanoscaffold has shown to be effective in mimicking the liver, promising a new and more effective testing method for medicines that is more ethical than animal test.....»»
Hidden partners: Symbiodolus bacteria found in various insect orders
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology report the discovery of at least six orders of endosymbiont Symbiodolus clandestinus, which lives inside insect cells. Using fluorescence in situ hybridization, they showed that Symbiodolus.....»»
How hagfish burrow into deep-sea sediment
Understanding burrowing mechanisms could aid in design of soft burrowing robots. Enlarge / A Sixgill Hagfish (Eptatretus hexatrema) in False Bay, South Africa. (credit: Peter Southwood/CC BY-SA 4.0) The humble hagfish is.....»»
How glacier algae are challenging the way we think about evolution
People often underestimate tiny beings. But microscopic algal cells not only evolved to thrive in one of the most extreme habitats on Earth—glaciers—but are also shaping them......»»
A railroad of cells: Computer simulations explain cell movement
Looking under the microscope, a group of cells slowly moves forward in a line, like a train on the tracks. The cells navigate through complex environments. A new approach by researchers involving the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA).....»»
Biologists take closer look at stress response in cells
A new study from the Zaher Lab at Washington University in St. Louis, published in Molecular Cell, dives into the mechanisms behind the ways cells respond to stress......»»
New development opens the door to more studies of protein movements
A new way to study protein movements has been developed by researchers at Umeå University and the MAX IV Laboratory in Lund. The method enables significantly more experiments than before and allows us to learn more about vital processes in the cells.....»»
Researchers improve solid oxide fuel cell threefold
A research team has successfully developed a catalyst coating technology that significantly improves the performance of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) in just four minutes......»»
iOS 17.6 Release Date: Tips & Tricks
Apple’s confirmed a new iOS 17.6 update for iPhone and some iPhone users might want to start preparing for its release right now. iOS 17.6 is the sixth milestone update for Apple’s iOS 17 operating system. It’s unclear what the soft.....»»
UAW workers at GM battery plant joint venture in Ohio ratify contract deal
UAW members at Ultium Cells in Lordstown, Ohio, voted 98 percent in favor of ratifying a contract that increases worker wages and improves health and safety measures......»»
"Meaty rice"? South Korean professor aims to change global protein
In a small laboratory in Seoul, a team of South Korean scientists are injecting cultured beef cells into individual grains of rice, in a process they hope could revolutionize how the world eats......»»
Some CRISPR screens may be missing cancer drug targets
CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing has made possible a multitude of biomedical experiments, including studies that systematically turn off genes in cancer cells to look for ones that the cancer cells heavily depend on to survive and grow. These genes, or "canc.....»»
Decoding reactive species in molten salts
By unraveling vibrational signatures and observing ion exchanges, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory team revealed how chemical species form in a highly reactive molten salt mixture of aluminum chloride and potassium chloride. The findings are publishe.....»»
IV infusion enables editing of the cystic fibrosis gene in lung stem cells
Approach relies on lipid capsules like those in the mRNA vaccines. Enlarge (credit: DrAfter123) The development of gene editing tools, which enable the specific targeting and correction of mutations, hold the promise of.....»»
Advances in techniques used to identify sharks and rays is not preventing trade and increase in extinction risk: Study
The most advanced molecular techniques contribute significantly to the identification of endangered sharks, rays and skates, collectively known as elasmobranchs, and are therefore fundamental to the enforcement of the laws and regulations governing t.....»»
Not wrapping but folding: Bacteria also organize their DNA, but they do it a bit differently
Some bacteria, it turns out, have proteins much like ours that organize the DNA in their cells. They just do it a bit differently. This is revealed by new research from biochemists at the Leiden Institute of Chemistry and the Max Planck Institute for.....»»