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Tag: cell biology
When it comes to healing without scarring, it pays to be small
Researchers have found that a phenomenon tied to animal size helps determine whether animals heal without scarring after burn injury.
Diabetes, obesity and … the primary cilia?
A protein on a cell structure called the primary cilia links diabetes and obesity. The discovery may lead to new diabetes treatments.
Genetic edit protects against transplanted cells that go rogue
Stanford researchers and colleagues have invented a genetic safety mechanism that can deactivate transplanted cells if they change in a problematic way.
Frog eggs rise from the dead
Stanford researchers have found that when frog eggs are dismantled in a centrifuge, they can reassemble and the cellular compartments can reproduce.
A cell’s “self-destruct” function could yield new therapies
Scientists studying cell death are working to understand how the body protects itself from disease and use that information to form better treatments.
CRISPR technology turns skin cells into brain cells with high efficiency
Scientists use a tweaked version of CRISPR gene editing to turn skin cells into neurons, and simultaneously identify neuron-specific genes.
The stop and go of the cell cycle: Research reveals an important checkpoint
Stanford scientists have discovered the signaling pathway responsible for making sure all DNA is replicated before cell division can occur.
How your cells can die: The good, the bad, and the leaky
Your cells can die in several ways, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. This piece explains four types of cell death.
A closer look at the powerhouses of the cell, mitochondria
A recent lecture by clinician-researcher Daniel Bernstein highlighted an imaging technique for assessing the diverse ways mitochondria behave within heart cells.
New technology provides a better understanding of cells and their neighbors
New technology developed at Stanford Medicine automatically identifies cell types and provides view of how cells interact with their environment.
New understanding of cellular signaling could help design better drugs, Stanford study finds
Ron Dror and colleagues used computer simulations and lab experiments to better understand G-protein-coupled receptors, which are critical to drug development. In the future, they hope to use this knowledge to design drugs with fewer side effects.