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New technique helps 'visualize' osmotic pressure within living embryonic tissues

In order to survive, organisms must control the pressure inside them, from the single-cell level to tissues and organs.

3 Nov 2023

Time-lapsed images show how magnesium ions coordinate double-stranded breaks in CRISPR-Cas9

The gene-editing technology known as CRISPR has led to revolutionary changes in agriculture, health research and more.

2 Nov 2023

New "clickable" pseudoviruses could revolutionize virus research

Pseudoviruses resemble impostors: although harmless, they are designed in such a way that they can hardly be distinguished from their dangerous relatives. This makes them an invaluable tool in virus research.

2 Nov 2023

Gut bacteria promote social behavior and wound healing through oxytocin signaling

The gut microbiome, a community of trillions of microbes living in the human intestines, has an increasing reputation for affecting not only gut health but also the health of organs distant from the gut.

2 Nov 2023

UH researcher awarded $1.2 million grant to unravel mystery of Z-RNA

University of Houston Assistant Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Quentin Vicens has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to unravel the mystery of Z-RNA – an enigmatic RNA structure within our cells that plays a critical role in immune response.

2 Nov 2023

UTA biology professor awarded NIH grant for new super-resolution microscope

UTA will soon add a new piece of cutting-edge equipment to its already impressive and growing research armamentarium-;a type of super-resolution microscope (SRM) that allows biologists to see structures within a cell in even finer detail.

31 Oct 2023

UTA bioengineer receives NIH grant to develop high-resolution imaging system to quantify cell tracking

The ability to dynamically track the movement of cells is essential for modeling cellular interactions as they form organs such as the heart. But current microscope technology isn't up to the task of capturing those movements.

30 Oct 2023

Researchers study how cells adapt to stressful and complex environments

Imagine the life of a yeast cell, floating around the kitchen in a spore that eventually lands on a bowl of grapes. Life is good: food for days, at least until someone notices the rotting fruit and throws them out.

16 Oct 2023

Researchers create a comprehensive cellular atlas of the Broca’s area in the brain

The brain is made up of numerous types of cells that are organized into different structures and regions.

12 Oct 2023

New method for ultrafast and ultrasensitive quantitative measurement of biological nanoparticles

Can particles as minuscule as viruses be detected accurately within a mere 5 minutes? Osaka Metropolitan University scientists say yes, with their innovative method for ultrafast and ultrasensitive quantitative measurement of biological nanoparticles, opening doors for early diagnosis of a broad range of diseases.

6 Oct 2023

Cutting-edge NanoSIMS imaging sheds light on the progression of Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease is a complex neurodegenerative disorder that leads to the deterioration of specific types of neurons in the brain, resulting in a number of motor and non-motor symptoms.

29 Sep 2023

Three new projects launched to map neuronal connections in the mouse and macaque brains

A complete map of all the connections in an entire mammalian brain may be in sight. Allen Institute researchers have just launched three new projects to construct large, detailed maps of neuronal connections in sections of the mouse and macaque brains, with an eye toward creating full wiring diagrams of these animals' brains in the future.

26 Sep 2023