bit.bio has today launched a new product, ioSkeletal Myocytes. It’s the first product of its kind that provides physiologically relevant human skeletal muscle cells that are reliable, reproducible and consistent at scale. Access to ioSkeletal Myocytes will supercharge research and…
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Using AI in biology to unravel how cells fight off invaders
Imagine the day when any tissue or organ can be repaired or the replacements personalized to the patient. That's one of the goals of work being done by David Umulis of Purdue University and a team of scientists using artificial…
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Researchers discover how a genetic mutation in mice and monkeys interferes with viruses
A nationwide team of researchers, led by scientists at University of Utah Health and The Rockefeller University, has determined how a genetic mutation found in mice and monkeys interferes with viruses such as HIV and Ebola. They say the finding…
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Food science principles help scientists to understand inner workings of cellular compartments
Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report that food science principles have helped them determine how unusual droplets within cells stay organized and avoid dissolving into the rest of the cell's gelatinous interior. The researchers say their work could advance scientific understanding…
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Scientists create a novel cell model for understanding human development
The earliest moments of human development—between the time of fertilization and when the embryo implants in the womb—have remained opaque to scientists. Cells in the earliest stages of human development have the ability to generate all tissues in the body…
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Researchers develop the smallest CRISPR to date for genome editing
A compact and efficient CRISPR-Cas system, named CasMINI, could be broadly useful for cell-engineering and gene-therapy applications because it is easier to deliver into cells. The findings appear in a study publishing September 3 in the journal Molecular Cell. This…
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Temperature variations could have driven the division of protocells
A simple mechanism could underlie the growth and self-replication of protocells-;putative ancestors of modern living cells-;suggests a study publishing September 3 in Biophysical Journal. Protocells are vesicles bounded by a membrane bilayer and are potentially similar to the first unicellular…
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Researchers convert human stem cells into beta cells using small molecules
The human body can be genetically inclined to attack its own cells, destroying the beta cells in the pancreas that make insulin, which helps convert sugar into energy. Called Type 1 diabetes, this disorder can occur at any age and…
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Auditory and speech processing occur in parallel in the brain
After years of research, neuroscientists have discovered a new pathway in the human brain that processes the sounds of language. The findings, reported August 18 in the journal Cell, suggest that auditory and speech processing occur in parallel, contradicting a…
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Study uncovers molecular mechanisms that promote cell-to-cell adhesion and communication
A study led by Northwestern Medicine investigators has identified the molecular mechanisms within protein complexes that promote cell-to-cell adhesion and communication, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Sergey Troyanovsky, PhD, professor of Dermatology…
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