From liquid to solid: New technique uncovers disease-related changes in tiny droplets within our cells
Understanding the behavior of tiny droplets in our cells could aid the search for new treatments. A team of Leiden ...
Self-sealing, atomically thin dialysis membranes: Proteins transform leakage into filtration advantage
A Vanderbilt-led research team has made a significant breakthrough in developing advanced dialysis membranes using atomically thin materials like graphene. These innovative membranes, called ...
BioTechniques1d
Recreating the tumor microenvironment with 3D bioprinting technology
Cancer models developed with 3D bioprinting technology allow for rapid evaluation of individual drug responses.
The EMBO Journal1d
Portimine A toxin causes skin inflammation through ZAKα-dependent NLRP1 inflammasome activation
In 2020-2021, a mysterious skin disease affected fishermen in Senegal. High levels of Portimine A toxin, produced by the ...
eLife2d
The Drosophila EGF domain protein Uninflatable sets the switch between wrapping glia growth and axon wrapping instructed by Notch
This important study identifies a new key factor in orchestrating the process of glial wrapping of axons in Drosophila wandering larvae. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is convincing ...
acm.org2d
Molecular Communications in Blood Vessels: Models, Analysis, and Enabling Technologies
Molecular communications in the bloodstream is a promising area of research, since the bloodstream has the ability to ...