cell & molecular biology, techniques

Using a tiny thermometer, researchers record fluctuations of more than 7 Kelvin in sea slug neurons when a heat-generating mitochondrial process is switched on.

Dropping the transcription factor from the four so-called Yamanaka factors reduces the efficiency of inducing the production of stem cells, but the resulting cells are of greater quality.

New nanoprobes allow researchers to study large-scale electrical activity of cells with greater precision.

The long-time Marine Biological Laboratory scientist was known for using his own hand-built microscopes to image the dynamics of live cells.

Genetic material from the chikungunya virus remains in mouse cells after infection and may be linked to later joint pain.

The glia seem to make up part of a newly described sensory organ, the discoverers suggest.

An online video game helps researchers create strategies for creating RNA.

Human embryonic stem cells differentiate and organize themselves on a chip.

DNA microscopy pinpoints the locations of transcripts by laying a grid of tags over the molecules and labeling each connection.

Researchers create a 3-D printed, portable centrifuge that can be affordably produced for science classrooms.

The introduced cells engrafted in the nose, became olfactory sensory neurons, and sent axons to the animals’ brains.

Patients in a study of catheter ablation who showed signs of more injury to nerve cells and glia in the heart had fewer symptoms after the treatment.

Researchers develop a washing method that is better at removing drugs that have contaminated hair from the outside than existing protocols.

Only recently have scientists directly witnessed this most pivotal of events in biology, thanks to new technology that allows them to observe the process in living cells. It’s teaching them a lot.

Lucie Low, a project leader for Tissue Chips in Space, describes the experiments that are slated to blast off later this week.

Researchers are using artificial intelligence to pick out the features of brightfield microscopy images.

Researchers watch cellular interactions in high definition as the immune cells absorb E. coli bacteria.

Analyzing protein-protein interactions can shed light on what tiny proteins do in the cell.

Advances in the functional characterization of newly discovered microproteins hint at diverse roles in health and disease.