3D illustration of the cross section of an exosome showing a purple double-membrane, blue proteins inside and on the surface of the vesicle, and red nucleic acid. There are two other exosomes to the right, not as cross sections.

| 2 min read

Molecular Barcodes Help Identify Genes Crucial for Extracellular Vesicle Release

A novel CRISPR-based screening method offers high throughput potential for studying extracellular vesicles.

A composite image showing raw capture of endosomes using lattice light sheet microscopy, represented by teal and purple spheres, and detection and tracking of endosomal movement, represented by teal and purple lines.

| 3 min read

Changing Identities: Imaging Endosomal Maturation

Extracellular vesicle cross-section showing internal and external components

| 1 min read

Exploring Extracellular Vesicles: Biomarkers and Beyond

vesicles

A microscopy image stained for different cell populations in breast tumors.

Cancer Cells Give Orders

Holly Barker, PhD | | 4 min read

Engineered RNA Export From Living Cells

Danielle Gerhard, PhD | | 1 min read

Optimize Exosome Isolation with Ultracentrifugation

Capturing Exosomes from Cell Culture Media

Thermo Fisher Scientific | | 1 min read

the facade of a building. crisscrossed white walls intersect sets of four black windows in a lattice structure, with a cloudless blue sky in the background.

Exosome Scientist Douglas Taylor Stole and Mislabeled Images: Report

Katherine Irving | | 2 min read

Micrograph of kidney tissue from a mouse

Vesicles from Young Mice Alleviate Signs of Aging in Older Animals

Catherine Offord | | 4 min read

Exosomes, microvesicles, and apoptotic bodies: The three major types of extracellular vesicle.

Extracellular Vesicles: Applications and Potential

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences | | 1 min read

Mouse heart cells that have taken up adipocyte-derived extracellular vesicles (stained red)

Fat Cells Send Mitochondrial Distress Signals to the Heart

Ruth Williams | | 3 min read

PD-L1 in Extracellular Vesicles May Help Glioblastoma Evade Immunotherapies

Jim Daley | | 2 min read

Neurons Use Virus-Like Proteins to Transmit Information

Diana Kwon | | 2 min read

Macrophages Physically Relay Signals Between Cell Types

Catherine Offord | | 3 min read

Infographic: How the Zebrafish Got Its Stripes

Catherine Offord | | 1 min read

Neuron Signaling Persists, Faintly, Even When Key Presynaptic Proteins Are Absent

Ben Andrew Henry | | 2 min read

Palade Particles, 1955

Kerry Grens | | 2 min read

Palade and His Particles

Kerry Grens | | 1 min read

Microbes Expel Swarms of Vesicles

Kerry Grens | | 2 min read

Week in Review: October 7–11

Jef Akst | | 5 min read

Vesicle Trafficking Trio Wins Nobel

Kerry Grens | | 2 min read

The Scientist Placeholder Image

SNAREs at the Synapse

Megan Scudellari | | 3 min read

The Scientist Placeholder Image

Cancer Exosomes Promote Metastasis

Jef Akst | | 1 min read

How Autophagy Works

Muriel Mari,Sharon A. ToozeandFulvio Reggiori | | 1 min read

Page 1 of 2 - 27 Total Items

Trending

Photo of John Calhoun crouches within his rodent utopia-turned-dystopia

Universe 25 Experiment

A series of rodent experiments showed that even with abundant food and water, personal space is essential to prevent societal collapse, but Universe 25's relevance to humans remains disputed.

Photo of a woman submerged in icy water with her head and clasped hands above water.

What are the Risks and Benefits of a Cold Plunge?

Cold-water immersion enthusiasts tout its benefits for their health and wellbeing, but is it backed by scientific evidence?

An illustration of mustard-colored mitochondria against a dark blue background.

Mitochondrial DNA: A Maternal Legacy That Helps Trace the Past and Diagnose the Future

The mitochondrial genome can help researchers map ancestry and better understand the inheritance of mitochondrial diseases.

A woman eating chocolate.

Why Do Some Women Crave Chocolate Before Their Period?

A combination of hormones and neurotransmitter interactions contributes to sweet cravings during the premenstrual phase.

Multimedia

Graphic of silver and gold 3D spheres levitating in space

Transform Omics Workflows with Scalable Cell Prep

Levitation-based cell enrichment streamlines workflows and enhances reproducibility.

Conceptual image of genomic analysis showing multicolored DNA base sequences depicted as the letters C, G, A, and T.

Accelerating Cancer Research Through Comprehensive Genomic Analysis

Learn how the latest technology helps researchers overcome cancer research challenges.

May digest 2025 cover

May 2025, Issue 1

Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

View this Issue

Research Resources

Podcasts

Webinars

Videos

Infographics

eBooks

iStock

TaqMan Probe & Assays: Unveil What's Possible Together

Fuel your research with our high-quality TaqMan™ Assays and probes. Experience unmatched performance, reliability, and detailed support tailored to your scientific needs. Click to explore our comprehensive coverage options now!

Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

In this webinar, Andre Mueller will introduce Aunty, the latest tool that scientists use for rapid, high-resolution protein stability testing.

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

In this webinar, Nathan Sepulveda will share how to specifically and reproducibly measure residual HEK293 DNA during biotherapeutic product development.

How technology makes PCR instruments easier to use.

Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

Today’s thermocyclers are more intuitive and flexible, letting scientists focus on their experiments rather than their instruments.

Products

Product News

The Scientist Placeholder Image

Biotium Launches New Phalloidin Conjugates with Extended F-actin Staining Stability for Greater Imaging Flexibility

Long-lasting, bright F-actin staining made easy with Biotium's new ActinBrite™ High Affinity Phalloidin Conjugates.

Latest AI software simplifies image analysis and speeds up insights for scientists

The Aivia 15 release includes deep learning-powered tools for 2D and 3D cell segmentation.

BioSkryb Genomics and Tecan introduce a single-cell multiomics workflow for sequencing-ready libraries in under ten hours

The integrated solution enables parallel high-resolution analysis of hundreds to thousands of individual cells, addressing growing demand for scalable, multiomics approaches in single-cell research.

iStock

Agilent BioTek Cytation C10 Confocal Imaging Reader

From confocal, widefield, and live cell imaging to multimode reading, the Agilent BioTek Cytation C10 confocal imaging reader delivers crisp, high-resolution images and the ability to image and analyze 3D samples.