Life Sciences

T cell and B cell with ICAMs

Choosing the Right Weapons against Pathogens

06.11.2017

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

How low-affinity antibodies can still win in an immune system competition

skeletons

Thinking outside the Skeleton

02.11.2017

Biochemistry, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Evolution and Development, Genetics

Scoliosis may be linked to problems with our "sixth sense"

Enzyme activity

How Enzymes Behave “At Home” in the Cell

24.10.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

A first-ever study of enzyme efficiency inside living cells reveals a surprising constraint on their activities

probability maps infotaxis and sociotaxis

Go Your Own Way: The Group Depends on It

19.10.2017

Brain & Behavior, Math & Computer Science, Mathematics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

A new model of collective behavior reveals how individuals contribute most efficiently

Characterization of macrophages (green) and axons (red) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) using two-photon fluorescence microscopy imaging

“Big Eater” Cells’ New Role – in Preventing Obesity

28.09.2017

Nutrition, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

New research shows these immune cells are also crucial to maintaining harmony, including that of heat-producing fat cells

Designed and experimental antibody

Spare Parts Might “Jump-Start” Protein Design

26.09.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Including “non-ideal” components in the designs may be key to functional artificial proteins

Bacteria in cancer cells

How Bacteria Hinder Chemotherapy

20.09.2017

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Scientists find bacteria in pancreatic tumors that metabolize a common drug

Humans and fish share about 70% of their protein-coding genes, but only about 0.5% of their regulatory long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)

Genomic Recycling: Ancestral Genes Take On New Roles

18.09.2017

Systems Biology, Evolution and Development, Genetics

How some genes lost the ability to make proteins - and gained regulatory powers

Cancerous tumor tissue under a microscope:

Altitude Training for Cancer-Fighting Cells

18.09.2017

Cancer, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology

Oxygen starvation could toughen up immune T cells for cancer immunotherapy

Fluorescently labeled actin in a cell exhibiting circular ruffled membrane structures

Reshaping the Surface: Wave Fronts Ruffle the Cell Membrane

28.08.2017

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Structural Biology

A new model for the formation of crucial membrane structures revises the picture of cell dynamics

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A tumor sample from a human patient with the most common type of lung cancer (adenocarcinoma). Senescent cells are highlighted by their expression of the p16 (red) and the PD-L1 (green) proteins. Cell nuclei are in blue

Unclogging the Immune System

MRI brain scans of mice with Gaucher disease Type III. The scan of a mouse that received the new treatment (left) shows a significant reduction in tissue inflammation (blue) compared to an untreated mouse (right)

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