Spanning the Gap between Synthetic Lipid Chemisty and Signal Transduction Biology Many scientists are familiar with lipids as hydrophobic molecules that form biological cell membranes. However, ...

In human cells, there are about 20,000 genes on a two-meter DNA strand—finely coiled up in a nucleus about 10 micrometers in ...

Cell culturing is hard work. Because it's a highly technical process, there's a lot that can go wrong when you take cells from one source and manipulate them in another, from contamination to ...

Efforts to develop lab-grown blood cells for blood transfusions may soon materialize. Since 2021, the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom has been working on RESTORE— a project ...

These first tests are just to see if it’s safe. But if it works, lab-grown blood could help people with rare blood types and blood disorders. These first tests are just to see if it’s safe. But if it ...

In the lab, it's easier to grow simple balls of cells than complex asymmetrical structures with two distinct ends—like the ...

Researchers created lab-made heart cells for "Body on a Chip" project. — -- Science fiction became reality after researchers from Wake Forrest University say they managed to turn stem cells into ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The University’s privately funded stem cell lab in Life Sciences Building is up and running. The ...