Cell biology

Gene therapy on the horizon

American biochemist Jennifer Doudna, from the University of California, Berkeley, is one of the best-known names behind the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique

Battle of the cells

Experimental therapy tested for the first time in Brazil uses a patient's own defense system to fight cancer

Biological engineering

Lab-made vascular cells actively produce a coagulation factor

In cells, the answer

Scientist combines knowledge of molecular biology and information technology to create genetic testing startup

Mapped-out risk

Study identifies the genetic profile of Brazilian patients with a rare disease that causes a specific type of thyroid cancer

Glaucius Oliva: Complex structures

Self-declared molecule tamer, physicist marries scientific research with administrative management

Homage to Henrietta Lacks and her cells

Johns Hopkins University, USA, is to name a new ethics research building in honor of Henrietta Lacks

Internal communication in plants

Plant cells communicate with each other by exchanging chemical compounds, similar to the role played by neurons in animal central nervous systems

A second chance

Biologist fired by the University of Tokyo for manipulating images receives training from British Nobel laureate

Male or female? The mystery unfolds

Amazonian frog species has more sex chromosomes than any other vertebrate

The mechanisms of aging

Studies of living cells and organisms identify genetic and molecular phenomena associated with physical and mental decline

Lethal bouquets

Back to the laboratory bench

Stem cell therapy for heart problems is undergoing new tests

Male fertility halves in 40 years

The number of sperm produced by men has fallen by half over the last 40 years

The hanging gardens of cells

Cultures in 3D environments reveal unknown structures

Seeking to understand the origin of the forest

In a joint effort to explain the biological diversity of Amazonia and the Atlantic Forest, biologists and geologists have created the new field of geogenomics

Microcephaly in vitro

Zika virus replicates inside neural stem cells, disrupting brain development

Winner of the Álvaro Alberto Prize 2017

Samuel Goldenberg has won in the category Life Sciences

When our defenses destroy our brain

Mechanism triggers the inflammation associated with malaria

Refined palate

Refined palate

Suspended cell gardens

3D cell cultures help further understanding on organs and tissues

A cell in the palm of the hand

Researchers produced 3D digital models of blood cells

Attack in the Dark of Night

Melanin fragments formed hours after sun exposure may damage DNA

How Plasmodium cleans the house

The parasite that causes malaria rids itself of toxic compounds

Laboratory Skin

Brazilian researchers create human skin models for tests

Clearer images

Researchers recorded high-resolution images of extremely small structures

In search of more latex

Asian scientists are working on the genome of the seringuera

To observe chemical reactions

Strategy makes it possible to observe chemical reactions in the organism

Ants and bromeliads

Some ant species contribute nutrients to their host plants

Early cancer diagnosis

New biosensors should be able to detect tumors more quickly