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Explore How Stains and Probes Work to Label Cellular Morphology
Cellular Stains Under the Hood
Fluorescent probes are key tools for scientists looking at cellular properties or morphology. Use this guide to determine which probe is best for a given situation or experiment.
Cellular Stains Under the Hood
Cellular Stains Under the Hood

Fluorescent probes are key tools for scientists looking at cellular properties or morphology. Use this guide to determine which probe is best for a given situation or experiment.

Fluorescent probes are key tools for scientists looking at cellular properties or morphology. Use this guide to determine which probe is best for a given situation or experiment.

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A mutated cell with a spiky membrane
Mutations in Autism-Linked Gene Cause Membrane Mischief
Holly Barker, PhD, Spectrum | Jan 26, 2023 | 4 min read
Inactivating TAOK1 prompts tentacle-like protrusions to form all over a neuron’s surface, revealing the gene’s role in molding the membrane.
Cross section of an organic cell with intracellular organelles
How Intracellular Bacteria Hijack Your Cells
Catherine Offord | Dec 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
Scientists studying pathogens such as Chlamydia, Legionella, and Listeria get a master class in how to control the internal workings of mammalian cells.
Illustration showing how some intracellular bacteria, such as <em >Legionella pneumophila</em>, manipulate the cell&#39;s membranes for their own good
Infographic: Intracellular Bacteria’s Tricks for Host Manipulation 
Catherine Offord | Dec 1, 2022 | 2 min read
Various microbes, including several human pathogens, hijack the cell’s skeleton, membranes, and protein-making machinery to make themselves at home.
How to Win at Westerns
The Scientist | Oct 2, 2020 | 1 min read
Download this ebook to learn the ins and outs of Western blotting!
Cracking Down on Cancer: A Profile of Owen Witte
Diana Kwon | Apr 1, 2020 | 9 min read
Through his studies on cancer-causing viruses, the University of California, Los Angeles, professor has helped develop lifesaving treatments.
Image of the Day: Unusual ATP Synthase
Emily Makowski | Jan 8, 2020 | 2 min read
A single-celled organism has an energy-producing enzyme with unique features.
New Technologies Shed Light on Caveolae
Ben Nichols | Jun 1, 2018 | 10+ min read
The functions of the cellular invaginations identified more than half a century ago are now beginning to be understood in detail.
Infographic: Caveolae Form and Function
Ben Nichols | May 31, 2018 | 1 min read
Researchers interrogate the cavernous structures on the surface of cells to better understand how they affect membrane function.
Molecules that Could Form “Membranes” Found Above Titan
Jef Akst | Jul 31, 2017 | 2 min read
Vinyl cyanide is thought to rain down onto Saturn’s largest moon, though whether the molecule self-assembles into membrane-like structures is unclear.
Opinion: Life’s X Factor
Nick Lane | Aug 4, 2015 | 4 min read
Did endosymbiosis—and the innovations in membrane bioenergetics it engendered—make it possible for eukaryotic life to evolve?
Next Generation: Synthetic Phospholipids Track Cancer
Ruth Williams | Jun 11, 2014 | 3 min read
Scientists generate tumor-targeting molecules that can be used for imaging and treatment.
Palade Particles, 1955
Kerry Grens | Feb 1, 2014 | 2 min read
Electron microscopy led to the first identification of what would later be known as ribosomes.
Palade and His Particles
Kerry Grens | Jan 31, 2014 | 1 min read
Nobel Laureate Christian de Duve discusses the impact of George Palade’s work on ribosomes.
New Organelle: The Tannosome
Kerry Grens | Sep 23, 2013 | 1 min read
Researchers identify a structure in plants responsible for the production of tannins.
How Autophagy Works
Muriel Mari, Sharon A. Tooze, and Fulvio Reggiori | Feb 1, 2012 | 1 min read
There are five steps of autophagosome biogenesis: induction, expansion, vesicle completion, fusion, and cargo degradation. 
The Enigmatic Membrane
Muriel Mari, Sharon A. Tooze, and Fulvio Reggiori | Feb 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
Despite years of research, the longstanding mystery of where the autophagosome gets its double lipid bilayers is not much clearer.
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