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The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for the development of CRISPR/Cas9, a method also known as "gene scissors," ...
Scientists at Feinberg are reshaping scientific understanding of the cell's tiniest components—structures once thought to be ...
The Hemifusome: A Cellular Recycling Center The hemifusome is a tiny, membrane-bound organelle that functions as a recycling center inside cells. Its primary role seems to be in organizing and ...
A new discovery inside your cells may change how scientists understand disease and design future treatments. Researchers have ...
Aging, neurological diseases and our bodies' stress response are all linked to the tiny power plants inside each cell known ...
Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) is the most common form of dementia, with symptoms appearing after age 65. Since carriers of clusterin risk alleles have an increased likelihood of developing ...
Receptor proteins, expressed on the cell surface or within the cell, bind to different signaling molecules, known as ligands, ...
Taste receptors are specialized proteins that facilitate the sense of taste. There are different groups of receptors for ...