Spatial Biology – News and Features

Patterns of gene activity in a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma has given researchers a better understanding of factors that contribute to the survival of patients treated for the disease.

A new technology which enables scientists to identify proteins by making a map of the energy flow inside the protein is revealed in PNAS journal.

Scientists have identified a mechanism by which dormant, metastatic tumor cells can begin growing again after long periods of inactivity.

New research has shown that the function of a type of cell that helps modulate immune responses is impaired inside tumors in mice.

The study suggests that biological differences may, in part, underlie the disparity in prostate cancer survival rates observed between African-Americans and European-Americans.

New research has shown that a unique pattern of microRNAs can accurately predict liver cancer spread and survival, even in patients with early stage disease.

Isolation of specialized subsets of spermatogonial stem cells help generate a wide range of cell and tissue types, Weill Cornell team reports.

The project is focused on the development of a platform for the molecular genetic analysis of various single cell types.

Grant will support a program to develop a microchip which when placed in a cancerous mass, can gather information on the presence of metastatic cells.

The researchers say that the gene, caveolin-1 (Cav-1), could be a potential target for future drugs aimed at preventing breast cancer.