Molecular and Cell Biology

Microscopic image of cultured human lung cells infected with SARS-CoV-2

The Triple Threat of Coronavirus

11.05.2021

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

A new study exposes how SARS-CoV-2 tampers with the cell's hardware to outsmart the immune system

melanoma cells

Bacteria May Aid Anti-Cancer Immune Response

17.03.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The findings of a new study may explain the microbiome-immunotherapy connection

filaments melting in infected red blood cells

Killing Them Softly – With Proteasomes

08.03.2021

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

A collaborative effort reveals deadly malaria parasites’ pre-invasion strategy for softening up red blood cells

Colon extracellular matrix

Stress Response Protein Links Inflammatory Disease to Colon Cancer

18.02.2021

Biochemistry, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The findings might help identify those at extra risk of this cancer and develop means of prevention

Cell Replacement by the Numbers

Cell Replacement by the Numbers

15.02.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Mapping cellular turnover sheds light on the balance between renewal and stability in our bodies

Hijacking the Host Defenses Gives Bacteria an Advantage

Hijacking the Host Defenses Gives Bacteria an Advantage

25.01.2021

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

A metabolic switch in microbe-fighting macrophages signals bacteria to convert them to hotels with amenities

Helping the Brain’s Immune Cells Regain the Ground State

Helping the Brain’s Immune Cells Regain the Ground State

11.01.2021

Brain & Behavior, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

An anti-inflammatory agent keeps microglia responses short and to the point

Chaperones Do the Two-Step

Chaperones Do the Two-Step

03.12.2020

Structural Biology, Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Understanding how certain proteins work as a team could shed new light on the way cells defend themselves against neurodegenerative disease

The nervous system of the worm

When Male and Female Brain Connections Break Down Differently

23.11.2020

Brain & Behavior, Molecular and Cell Biology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological and psychiatric disorders tend to strike one sex more than the other; and for...

peroxisomes

Priority Proteins Arrive Pronto

19.11.2020

Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology

Competition for treatment in a cellular organelle may be decided on the basis of need

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