Microplastics and Nanoplastics Transferred During Cell Division Linked to Tumor Metastasis in Gastrointestinal Cancer Cells

Medicine & Technology Mar 08, 2024

Researchers uncover the gastrointestinal tract as a significant microplastics and nanoplastics storage, revealing potential cancer cell impact, and metastasis promotion. Read the article for more details.

Anti-Aging Chemical Derived from Grape Seed Kills Old Mice Cells and Extends Their Lives by 9%

Dec 07, 2021

Recent research shows how a grape seed-derived compound kills of worn-out cells in high concentrations and shows signs of alleviating tumor growth.

50-Year Mystery on How Plants Grow From a Single Cell Solved

Nov 19, 2021

Scientists demonstrate for the first time how auxin, a molecule affecting plant growth and cell division, activates acidification in the cells that allow plants to grow from a single cell.

New Skin Repair Study Takes Organ Regeneration One Step Closer

Apr 23, 2021

A study of researchers from the University of Michigan sheds new light on skin repair that brings the possibility of organ regeneration one step closer.

Stem Cell Division in Plants Guided by a "Cellular Compass"

Sep 18, 2020

A new study from Stanford University researchers reports the motion in the plant nucleus that might explain the stem cell division process.

A Protein At the Center of Cell Division: Researchers Discover the Wonders TPX2 Can Do During Cell Division

Jan 20, 2020

Researchers from Princeton University discover the efficiency of cell division and the protein that is the key to developing a cure to cancer.

New Microscope Shows Cells Like Never Before [Video]

Oct 24, 2014

Scientist Eric Betzig just won't quit. Weeks after being awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing new techniques for enhancing microscopic viewing technology, he has apparently moved on to another breakthrough of equal or greater significance.