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developmental biology

Cells Blaze Their Own Trails to Navigate Through the Body

By Elena Renken
March 28, 2022
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With self-generated gradients of chemicals and physical tension, cells in the body steer themselves to vital destinations.

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cell biology

Biologists Rethink the Logic Behind Cells’ Molecular Signals

By Philip Ball
September 16, 2021
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The molecular signaling systems of complex cells are nothing like simple electronic circuits. The logic governing their operation is riotously complex — but it has advantages.

False-colored electron micrograph of an ovarian cell, showing cross-sections of mitochondria.
cell biology

‘Social’ Mitochondria, Whispering Between Cells, Influence Health

By Katarina Zimmer
July 6, 2021
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Mitochondria appear to communicate and cooperate with one another, both within and between cells. Biologists are only just beginning to understand how and why.

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physiology

Mitochondria May Hold Keys to Anxiety and Mental Health

By Elizabeth Landau
August 10, 2020
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Research hints that the energy-generating organelles of cells may play a surprisingly pivotal role in mediating anxiety and depression.

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The Contrarian Who Cures Cancers

By Claudia Dreifus
February 3, 2020
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James P. Allison believed that unleashing the immune system was a way to beat cancer when almost no one else did. A Nobel Prize and a growing list of cancer survivors vindicate him.

cell biology

Cellular Life, Death and Everything in Between

By Elizabeth Svoboda
July 8, 2019
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The discovery that apparently dead cells can sometimes resurrect themselves has researchers exploring how far they can push the point of no return.

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microbiology

Cells Talk and Help One Another via Tiny Tube Networks

By Viviane Callier
April 23, 2018
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Long-overlooked “tunneling nanotubes” and other bridges between cells act as conduits for sharing RNA, proteins or even whole organelles.

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developmental biology

Brainless Embryos Suggest Bioelectricity Guides Growth

By Katia Moskvitch
March 13, 2018
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Researchers are building a case that long before the nervous system works, the brain sends crucial bioelectric signals to guide the growth of embryonic tissues.

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Seeing the Beautiful Intelligence of Microbes

By John Rennie +1 authors
Lucy Reading-Ikkanda
November 13, 2017
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Bacterial biofilms and slime molds are more than crude patches of goo. Detailed time-lapse microscopy reveals how they sense and explore their surroundings, communicate with their neighbors and adaptively reshape themselves.


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