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University of Queensland-led research has revealed liver cells influence the body’s internal circadian clock, which was previously believed to be solely controlled by the brain.

A team has quantified the plant cell properties in two C4 species, including cell shape, chloroplast size, and distribution of cell-to-cell connections called plasmodesmata.

Cells within plant leaves can detect mechanical pressure to determine where they are and what cells they become in response to damage.

Researchers use a novel approach based on chromosome structure to come up with a definitive answer: Comb jellies, or ctenophores (teen'-a-fores), were the first lineage to branch off from the animal tree. Sponges were next, followed by the diversification of all other animals, including the lineage leading to humans.

Researchers develop objective criteria, which can be automated, to classify B and T cell clonality results as positive (clonal), no evidence of clonality or invalid (failed).

Researchers have now succeeded in genetically manipulating brain organoids in only a few days instead of the usual several months.

New research from the Keck School of Medicine of USC shows that air pollution particles activate a cellular defense mechanism known as autophagy, which may reduce the ability of cells to fight off other harms.

Non-nutritive sweeteners, commonly used in diet drinks, have been shown to impact gene expression in white blood cells, which researchers suggest may sensitize the immune cells to certain stimuli.

Researchers have published a detailed protocol for making vascular endothelial cells, pericytes and fibroblasts from human induced pluripotent stem cells.

In a promising development for cancer screening and treatment, groundbreaking research has led to a new laboratory test to measure cell mechanotypes quickly and easily.