CRISPRgenee: New method leads to a better understanding of cell functions

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," ...

Scientists discover that cell nucleus is actually less dense than surrounding cytoplasm

Just as life pulsates in big vibrant cities, it also prospers in crowded environments inside cells. The interior of cells is ...
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NASA is sending human cells to the Moon on high-tech microchips that mimic astronaut organs

NASA's AVATAR study will send Emulate organ chips containing human cells on the Artemis II mission to study how deep space ...

Alpha cells produce GLP-1, like Ozempic drugs, study finds

For years, the pancreas has been being taught in biology class as an easy system: insulin lowers blood sugar, and glucagon ...
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Spaceflight activates ‘dark genome’ in human cells, researcher says

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster ... brain or bone cells — for maintenance and repair. “In space, stem cells decline in function,” said lead study author Catriona Jamieson, ...