Liver Cells Give Away Their “Friends” Locations

Liver Cells Give Away Their “Friends” Locations

Pairing cells makes the smaller ones easier to study 29.10.2018 Two endothelial cells in the liver: the cell on the right expresses high levels of the Wnt2 gene (red), and the one on the left, high levels of Dkk3, the “anti-Wnt” gene (green) “Tell me who your friends...
In Passing, Plankton Reach the Clouds

In Passing, Plankton Reach the Clouds

When viral infection wipes out an algal bloom, fragments may turn airborne, increasing clouds and cooling the surface below 25.10.2018 Fragments removed from filters in the air above water in which phytotplankton died from viral infection. Sizes range up to four...
Cellular Trash Cans Reveal the Roles of Proteins in Disease

Cellular Trash Cans Reveal the Roles of Proteins in Disease

A novel technology for profiling protein turnover and degradation offers new insight into diagnosis and understanding the molecular basis of autoimmunity, cancer, neurodegeneration and other disorders 22.10.2018 MAPP profile of discarded proteins from healthy subjects...
Bat Brains Forgo Rhythm when Encoding Space

Bat Brains Forgo Rhythm when Encoding Space

The finding reveals a new mechanism for orchestrating neuronal activity 14.10.2018 Bats have excellent navigation skills, even without the waves known as theta oscillations Since they were discovered in the 1920s, periodic oscillations in the brain’s electrical...