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it has its very own immune system
Skin can generate antibodies, independent of the rest of the immune system.Credit: kazuma seki/Getty The skin — once…
Fasting can reduce weight — but also hair growth
Human hairs sprout from follicles, which contain stem cells that are sensitive to dietary changes (artificially coloured).Credit: Dr…
How to ensure only dying cells rupture
NEWS AND VIEWS 04 December 2024 During some types of cell death, cells rupture to release molecules that…
What’s the secret to living to 100? Centenarian stem cells could offer clues
Credit: Nicolas Lambert/BELGA/AFP via Getty Scientists in Boston, Massachusetts have made reprogrammed stem cells from the blood of…
researchers get an updated look at the Human Cell Atlas, and it’s remarkable
Pyramidal neurons, a type of nerve cell, from the brain’s cerebral cortex.Credit: Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library/Getty There’s nothing…
Single-cell integration reveals metaplasia in inflammatory gut diseases
Patient samples and tissue processing Healthy tissue from adults Healthy adult gastrointestinal tissue was obtained by the Cambridge…
Human HDAC6 senses valine abundancy to regulate DNA damage
Thandapani, P. et al. Valine tRNA levels and availability regulate complex I assembly in leukaemia. Nature 601, 428–433…
Fat cells have a ‘memory’ of obesity — hinting at why it’s hard to keep weight off
Human fat cells (shown here in a coloured scanning electron microscopy image) carry a ‘memory’ of obesity, a…
Errors in cell division stopped by an atypical cyclin-dependent kinase
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS 13 November 2024 The enzyme cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1) and its partner cyclin B1 were thought…
virtual embryo shows organs forming in exquisite detail
Researchers have created the most detailed 3D cellular map yet of a mouse embryo, visualizing close to eight…