Seeing Individual Cells Now Possible With New Technique That Uses Sound According to Research

Medicine & Technology Aug 07, 2021

Researchers from the California Institute of Technology developed a safe new technique that can see how individual cells behave using acoustic reporter genes that react to ultrasound microwaves.

Scientists Fabricate Artificial Cell That Behaves Like an Actual One

Mar 30, 2021

In a breakthrough in genetic engineering, researchers have successfully fabricated an artificial single-cell organism that can grow and divide like a normal, natural cell.

How Do Epithelial Cells Protect the Skin From Viruses?

Nov 30, 2020

A certain protein in the epithelial cells recognizes a nucleic acid that is formed when the virus comes into contact and induces the cells to create an inflammatory response.

Giving Cells a "Squeeze" Makes Them Divide Faster

Oct 14, 2020

Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston Children's Hospital have found that physically crowding cells, or "squeezing" them, affects the rate at which they grow and develop.

Unique Cell Structure of Microbes May Explain How Organisms Have Evolved Over Billions of Years

Sep 24, 2020

The tree of life is often traced back to the Last Universal Common Ancestor, where all complex life forms share a single origin. Microbes found in the Black Sea may explain a period where bacteria, eukaryotes, and archaea had a similar cell structure, particularly the lipid membrane.

Oldest Sperm To Date is Preserved in 100-Million-Year-Old Amber

Sep 16, 2020

The 100-million-year-old sperm in a Myanmar amber is now the oldest sperm ever discovered measuring 4.6 times the size of the body of the male.

Cellular Cell Clocks May Be Real, New Research Reveals

Aug 23, 2019

It has always been thought that the cells of the body follow some kind of clock that makes it do things on schedule. New studies show that it might be the case.

SpaceX Delivered Human Organs to ISS

Jun 13, 2019

NASA has tasked SpaceX to deliver human organs from the Earth to the International Space Station ISS.

Flexing Some Muscle—How Onions May Be The Next Endeavor in Biomedical Engineering

May 05, 2015

While it may sound silly, it turns out onion tweezers may turn out to be the next endeavor in the study of biomedical engineering. And while this root vegetable is known to pack a pungent smell, it turns out that its epidermal cells pack quite a punch too—enough to even inspire artificial muscle formation. Okay, so this one needs a bit more explaining.

Oxygen May Boost Immune Cells Fighting Cancer

Mar 05, 2015

Researchers might have discovered another new weapon in the fight against cancer -- oxygen. In a new study in mice. researchers found that something as simple as breathing in extra oxygen might give immune cells the boost they need to attack cancer cells in the body.