In a surprising discovery, scientists find tiny loops in the genomes of dividing cells

Before cells can divide, they first need to replicate all of their chromosomes, so that each of the daughter cells can ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Researchers Created Structures That Produced Blood Cells in the Lab—With a Process That Mimics Real Human Embryos

The team used human stem cells to create embryo-like structures dubbed “hematoids” that mirror some features of early human ...

Tool enables nanoscale visualization of lipid movement between cell organelles

Lipids are fatty molecules that play critical roles in cell function, including membrane structure, energy storage and ...
IEEE

Advanced 2T0C DRAM Technologies for Processing-in-Memory—Part I: Vertical Transistor on Gate (VTG) DRAM Cell Structure

Abstract: Two-transistor-zero-capacitor (2T0C) DRAM cell has been proposed and extensively investigated as a memory device for processing-in-memory (PIM) applications. In this two-part article, we ...
Frontiers

GSTP1 improves CAR-T cell proliferation and cytotoxicity to combat lymphoma

Introduction: The exhaustion of chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T) hampers the efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy. Persistent antigen stimulation in T cells results in a surge of intracellular ...
New Scientist

Mapping the structure of the brain doesn't fully explain its function

If we can fully map the structure of our brains, will we be able to understand how they work? That is the goal of researchers attempting to build a wiring diagram, or connectome, of our neural ...
Frontiers

Advancing glassy carbon microelectrode arrays for neurochemical sensing: impact of double pyrolysis on structure and function

Advancing neural interfaces requires implantable devices capable of long-term electrical and chemical monitoring. “All”-glassy carbon (GC) microelectrode arrays (MEAs), in which both electrodes and ...
News Medical

Verapamil shows potential for preserving beta-cell function in type 1 diabetes

New research (the Ver-A-T1D trial) presented at this year's Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (Vienna, 15-19 September) shows that slow-release (SR) verapamil ...