Researchers Develop Label-Free, Non-Destructive Tools to Detect Metabolic Changes Linked to Disease
Discovery suggests the possibility of non-invasive metabolic monitoring for use in research and development of improved therapeutics
cell science
Loops, Loops, and More Loops: This Is How Your DNA Gets Organized
For the first time, researchers witnessed—in real time—how a single protein complex called condensin reels in DNA to extrude a loop
Cells Communicate in a Dynamic Code
A critically important intercellular communication system is found to encode and transmit more messages than previously thought
KD Scientific Legato® 100 Syringe Pump Used in New Drop-Seq Technology
Three Legato 100 syringe pumps provide the three required independent flow streams of cells, micro particle buffer and oil through a specifically designed microfluidic device
Microscopic Chariots Deliver Molecules within Our Cells
TSRI researchers provide critical insight into cellular cargo transport machinery linked to neurological disorders
Innovation in Single-Cell Analysis
Sarah Boswell, PhD, talks about her efforts to bring inDrops single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to the greater Boston scientific community.
From Fungi to Humans, ‘Smart Valves’ Assist Communication Within, Between Cells
Fusion pores are essential in the nervous system, since neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin rely on them to reach their target
Lab-on-a-Chip for Tracking Single Bacterial Cells
A novel lab-on-a-chip can be used to study gene regulation in single bacterial cells in response to dynamically controlled environmental changes
Method to Precisely Determine When Cell Has 'Cashed' RNA 'Checks' Written by Active Genes
The precise relationship between the protein "blueprints" encoded in genes and the amount of protein a given cell actually makes is by no means clear
Discovery of the 'Pioneer' That Opens the Genome
IRCM and UdeM researchers explain a cell differentiation mechanism in Nature Genetics