LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN Biophysicists have designed a new cell-like transport system that represents an important milestone on the road to artificial cells. Creating artificial cells with life-like characteristics out of a minimal set of components is a major goal of synthetic biology. Autonomous motion is a key capability here, and one that is difficult to reproduce...
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Cholesterol metabolite induces production of cancer-promoting vesicles
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, NEWS BUREAU IMAGE: ERIK NELSON AND HIS COLLEAGUES FOUND THAT A BYPRODUCT OF CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM CAUSES SOME IMMUNE CELLS TO SPEW OUT CANCER-PROMOTING SIGNALS. NELSON IS A PROFESSOR OF MOLECULAR AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA-CHAMPAIGN. CREDIT: PHOTO BY L. BRIAN STAUFFER CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Scientists working...