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Microbiologists discover new species of methane-producing archaea in the human gut
An international team of microbiologists from the Medical University of Graz, the DSMZ—German Collection of Microorganisms ...
Scientists Witness Living Plant Cells Build Their Own Cell Walls for the First Time
In a breakthrough with promising real-world applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers, and plant biologists ...
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Using High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Biomarker Discovery
High-speed atomic force m (HS-AFM) reveals nanoscale differences in small extracellular vesicles (sEVs), improving biomarker ...
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Modular Design of Membrane-Impermeable Versatile Probe for Specific Imaging of Cell Walls and Real-Time Detection of Cell Membrane Damage
Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, People’s Republic of China ...
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Imaging of Hydrated and Living Cells in Transmission Electron Microscope: Summary, Challenges, and Perspectives
Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is well-known for performing in situ ... low electron dose, and proper cell viability verification methods. Despite being highly demanding, so-called “live-cell” ...
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Membrane proteins reveal new pathways for drugs to act on cells
Membrane proteins have been found to contain hidden pathways that can be exploited to alter cell behavior, potentially leading to the development of new or improved drugs.