Tag: Developmental Biology

Synthetic biologists from Yale were able to re-write the genetic code of an organism - a novel genomically recoded organism ...

We use our lips to talk, eat, drink, and breathe; they signal our emotions, health, and aesthetic beauty. It takes ...

The body has a veritable army constantly on guard to keep us safe from microscopic threats from infections to cancer. ...

Infections and neurodegenerative diseases cause inflammation in the brain. But for unknown reasons, patients with brain inflammation often develop muscle ...

Proteins are the workhorses of life. Organisms use them as building blocks, receptors, processors, couriers and catalysts. A protein's structure ...

The blood-brain barrier blocks the entry of antibodies into the brain. This limits the potential use of antibody therapeutics to ...

The discovery of insulin has saved the lives of millions of people with diabetes worldwide, but little is known about ...

Aerobic glycolysis, the process by which cells transform glucose into lactate, is key for eye development in mammals, according to ...

The hypothalamus, one of the most complex brain regions in the mammalian nervous system, contains an astonishing heterogeneity of neurons ...

The neurohormone oxytocin is well-known for promoting social bonds and generating pleasurable feelings, for example from art, exercise, or sex. ...