Actin scaffold in cell nucleus explains survival of cancer cells

Cancer cells are subjected to high mechanical pressure that leads to a rupture of the nuclear envelope when migrating through ...

Scientists reveal functional RNA splitting mechanism behind origin of type V CRISPR systems

CRISPR-Cas systems are adaptive immune systems found in prokaryotes that defend against invading nucleic acids through CRISPR ...
Interesting Engineering

Scientists create living robots with customizable movement powered by human lung cells

Carnegie Mellon scientists create AggreBots, tiny lung-cell robots powered by cilia with controlled motility.Word excerpt: ...
eLife

Macroscopic Analyses of RNA-Seq Data to Reveal Chromatin Modifications in Aging and Disease

This valuable study analyzes aging-related chromatin changes through the lens of intra-chromosomal gene correlation length, which is a novel computational metric that captures spatial correlations in ...