by Public Library of Science Phenotypic analysis of Mycn mutants. Morphology of the whole intestine visualized via HE staining for the WT and mycn mutant embryo sections at 4 dpf. Black arrows indicate goblet cells in the WT intestines. Sections were cut along the sagittal plane. Credit: Li Y-F et al, 2022, PLOS Biology, CC-BY 4.0...
Rapid imaging method could help reveal how conditions such as autism affect brain cells MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CAMBRIDGE, MA — Our brains contain millions of synapses — the connections that transmit messages from neuron to neuron. Within these synapses are hundreds of different proteins, and dysfunction of these proteins can lead to conditions such...
Study finds previously unknown strategy cells use to make protein CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Scientists have long known that RNA encodes instructions to make proteins. The building blocks that comprise RNA–A, U, C, and Gs–form a blueprint for the protein-making machinery in cells. To make proteins, the machinery latches on RNA at one end and...
