“Big Eater” Cells’ New Role – in Preventing Obesity

“Big Eater” Cells’ New Role – in Preventing Obesity

Sep 30, 2017 | Non classé

New research shows these immune cells are also crucial to maintaining harmony, including that of heat-producing fat cells 28.09.2017 Characterization of macrophages (green) and axons (red) in brown adipose tissue (BAT) using two-photon fluorescence microscopy imaging...
Altitude Training for Cancer-Fighting Cells

Altitude Training for Cancer-Fighting Cells

Sep 19, 2017 | Non classé

Oxygen starvation could toughen up immune T cells for cancer immunotherapy 18.09.2017 Cancerous tumor tissue under a microscope: T cells grown under low oxygen conditions (green) and regular T cells (purple) show similar distribution patterns vis-à-vis blood vessels...
Closer to Understanding the Mysteries of the Universe

Closer to Understanding the Mysteries of the Universe

Sep 5, 2017 | Non classé

In Dr. Binghai Yan’s research, novel materials pave the way to new discoveries in physics 04.09.2017 Dr. Binghai Yan uses simulations and math to predict how new materials can behave Dr. Binghai Yan, who recently joined the Condensed Matter Physics Department of the...
Reshaping the Surface: Wave Fronts Ruffle the Cell Membrane

Reshaping the Surface: Wave Fronts Ruffle the Cell Membrane

Aug 29, 2017 | Non classé

A new model for the formation of crucial membrane structures revises the picture of cell dynamics 28.08.2017 Fluorescently labeled actin in a cell exhibiting circular ruffled membrane structures The cell membrane can be a busy place; its function in letting things in...
Lego Proteins Revealed

Lego Proteins Revealed

Aug 24, 2017 | Non classé

Self-assembling protein complexes based on a single mutation could provide scaffolding for nanostructures 23.08.2017 Yeast cells producing a bacterial symmetric protein complex with eight units. When it is not mutated (left), the complex diffuses freely inside the...