T cells are white blood cells that are important for adaptive immunity. They have unique cell surface receptors that are generated by randomly assorting genes. These receptors allow T cells to ...
Cell signalling is the mechanism by which stimuli are transmitted via a signalling cascade to effector molecules that orchestrate the appropriate response. Types of cell signalling pathways ...
“It needs to be exposed.” For Anderson and others, Thompson’s death and the message left at the scene have created an opportunity to vent their frustrations. Conversations at dinner ...
Developed by Tsutomu Miyasaka in 2009, perovskite solar cells emerged as a breakthrough in photovoltaics and a promising alternative to traditional solar technologies. The world’s most advanced ...
A new study suggests fat cells keep a memory of previous weight gain, which may help to explain why this happens. Losing weight can be a lot of work, which makes it all the more frustrating when ...
in the press release. “What we spun out was an electrically conductive firebrick, or what we refer to as an e-Brick.” The advanced bricks can retain heat for hours and release it at ...
Kidney cells can make memories too. At least, in a molecular sense. Neurons have historically been the cell most associated with memory. But far outside the brain, kidney cells can also store ...
Laboratory experiments with cancer cells reveal two ways in which tumors evade drugs designed to starve and kill them, a study shows. Laboratory experiments with cancer cells reveal two ways in ...
Online shopping is at a record high. For a change, shopping center owners aren’t threatened. Americans bought $300 billion in retail goods online last quarter, with e-commerce accounting for ...
Joan Depaz, 24, is also being held in the correctional center on murder charges, and he and Link first struck up a relationship talking to one another through air conditioning vents in their cells.
Labs around the world are trying to turn cells into autobiographers, tracking their own development from embryos to adults. By Carl Zimmer Shortly after conception, a fertilized egg divides ...