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Making sure RNA molecules are in the right place at the right time in a cell is critical to development and normal function. Researchers are figuring out exactly how they get to where they need to go.
Fossil evidence of how the earliest life on Earth came to be is hard to come by. But scientists have come up with a few theories based on the microbes, viruses and prions existing today.
As tempting as it is, it is not possible to “supplement” oneself out of a bad lifestyle.
Cancer cells are ‘cheaters’ that do not cooperate with the rest of the body. Certain microbes in your diet can either protect against or promote tumor formation by influencing cell cooperation.
Successes in the lab mostly don’t translate to people. Research models that better mimic the human body could close the gap.
Counterintuitively, cells move faster in thicker fluids. New research on breast cancer cells explains why, and reveals the role that fluid viscosity plays in metastasis.
Many microscopy techniques have won Nobel Prizes over the years. Advancements like cryo-ET that allow scientists to see the individual atoms of cells can reveal their biological functions.
COVID-19 causes lung injury and lowers oxygen levels in patients because the SARS-CoV-2 virus attacks cells’ mitochondria. This attack is a throwback to a primitive war between viruses and bacteria.
Cell membranes are a basic structure common to most living organisms – but they can be hijacked.
Faulty cellular waste management machinery can lead to cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, but researchers are also targeting this machinery to treat these diseases.
Pioneered by the Human Cell Atlas consortium, our understanding of the human body is about to be transformed – and with it, the way we treat and prevent disease
Cell cultures have shown promise in representing diseases. The Petri dish is not as different from a sick person as one might think.
Fat cells and cancer cells talk to each other. Specialists in both systems can do the same.
New research finds that ‘leaky mitochondria’ help keep sea otters warm.
Life-extension therapies may be coming sooner than you think.
Observing the progression of an infection in real-time allows us to better understand how antibiotic resistance develops.
Nanodiamonds aren’t just cellular bling: they could be used to better understand the development of cancer in our cells.
It’s the part of coronavirus that helps the virus get into your cells – and also the target of the leading vaccines.
Healing is a complicated process. As people age, higher rates of disease and the fact that old cells lose the ability to divide slow this process down.
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Reader in Bioengineering, University of Cambridge
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Assistant professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor, University of Warwick
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Professor Emeritus of Applied Philosophy, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Virologist, Queen's University Belfast
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Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University
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Professor and Deputy Research Division Leader (Organisms and Environment), Cardiff University
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Lecturer in Microbiology, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Reader in Cancer Biology, Bangor University
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Research Fellow in Dermatology, Harvard University
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Associate Professor of Dermatology, Harvard University
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Senior Lecturer in Mathematical Biology, University of Bath
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Clinical Senior Research Associate, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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Research Chair with joint appointments at both the South African and the Ghanaian centres of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences. He is also affiliated to the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Stellenbosch University
