When it divides, a stem cell has a choice: produce more stem cells or turn into the specific types of cells that compose skin, muscle, brain, or other tissue. New experiments in skin show this ...

Lysosomes are dynamic organelles that receive membrane traffic input from the secretory, endocytic, autophagic and phagocytic pathways. They can also fuse with the plasma membrane. Live-cell imaging ...

Colony-stimulating factors (CSFs) — granulocyte/macrophage CSF (GM-CSF), macrophage CSF (M-CSF) and granulocyte CSF (G-CSF) — have wider functions than their ...

Research using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has traditionally focused on understanding how mutations affecting gene regulation or function affect processes linked to animal development.

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Sleep has two phases: non-rapid eye movement (NREM) and rapid eye movement (REM). It also has four stages that repeat in 4 to 6 cycles nightly. Each stage affects your body differently, from light ...

Collagen is your body’s most abundant protein, supporting connective tissues like skin, tendons, ligaments, muscles, and bones, but it naturally declines with age. Research suggests collagen ...

EU leaders push for a more competitive and resilient Europe EU leaders push for a more competitive and resilient Europe At the informal retreat, EU leaders committed to making Europe strategically ...

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Tissue from the testes was lysed in a mixture containing RIPA lysis buffer (Cell Signaling Technology, USA) and the protease inhibitor phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF, 1 mM, Sangon Biotech, China) ...

Peroxisomes perform essential biochemical functions, including the synthesis of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which are critical for brain and neuronal health, and the catabolism of ...