Collaborate Disseminate
Our ancestors probably didn’t smell good, but did they smell well? A new study has grown odor receptors from Neanderthals and Denisovans, and tested their sensitivities to different smells compared to modern humans.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, Sc… Continue reading Lab-grown ancient nose receptors reveal how our ancestors smelled
E. coli is arguably the most well-studied organism on Earth, but scientists have now discovered a new behavior that’s almost never seen in bacteria. The normally single-celled organisms have shown signs of previously unknown multicellular phases.Contin… Continue reading Single-celled bacteria exhibit previously unknown “multicellularity”
Manipulating microbes to work for us has been a staple of human civilization for millennia, since we learned how to use yeast to make bread and booze. In a modern breakthrough, scientists have now created semi-living “cyborg cells” that can survive in … Continue reading Semi-living “cyborg cells” can survive where normal bacteria can’t
Researchers at UCLA have developed a small sponge that can be implanted next to a tumor to help the body fight it. In tests in mice, the devices induced remission, prevented growth and spread of cancers, and increased survival times.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Implantable “sponge” fights off cancer in striking mouse study
Scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) have found a way to fight cancer with cancer. The team genetically engineered cancer cells to release anti-cancer drugs at the site of established tumors, as well as stimulating the immune system against… Continue reading New cancer therapy and vaccine uses CRISPR to turn tumors into traitors
Scientists in Israel have for the first time created male and female stem cells from the same person. This breakthrough means the cells are genetically identical except for the sex chromosomes, which could enable a new platform for scientists to invest… Continue reading Male and female stem cells created from single person for the first time
Researchers have created a synthetic “cellular glue” that can help cells bond together to different degrees. The technique could help speed up wound healing, even in tissues that don’t heal well naturally, and eventually allow scientists to build bette… Continue reading Synthetic “cellular glue” bonds tissues for better regenerative medicine
Immunotherapy is a promising cancer treatment, but getting it to work against solid tumors is proving difficult. A new study has not only identified a drug that’s effective against solid tumors, but may have uncovered a reason that immunotherapy often … Continue reading Promising prostate cancer drug hints at improved immunotherapy
Scientists have grown mini eyes from human cells in the lab. These eye organoids provide good models of the real thing to help scientists study diseases that cause blindness and potentially find treatments.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: organoi… Continue reading Scientists grow mini eyes in lab dishes to study blindness
Scientists at Duke University have created a real-time video that captures the frantic movements of a single virus as it tries to infect a cell. The video shows a part of the process that’s normally hard to see.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, Scienc… Continue reading 3D microscope video tracks virus zipping around in real time