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cancer · Applied Science · 13 Jan 2020

Naturally beautiful patterns emerged when two species of bacteria were cultured together.

Graphene Oxide nanoparticles on wheels carrying the chemotherapeutic drug into a cancer cell. One of the Graphene oxide molecules has successfully made its way into the cell. Green: Cancer cell; Red and white: Chemotherapeutic drug. © Sunaina Rao.

Nanoparticles in the Delivery of Chemotherapeutic Drugs

cancer · Life · 06 Jan 2020

Advancing cancer therapy using nanoparticles.

On the left - A fibrotic tissue which favours increased colonization and outgrowth of metastasising cells. On the right - A less fibrotic tissue, which does not favour as much persistence and colonization of metastasising cells (red - blood vessels; blue - metastasising cells; brown - collagen). © Sunaina Rao.

Can Tissue Fibrosis Influence Metastasis?

chemistry · Energy & Matter · 05 Dec 2019

The role of fibrosis in cancer progression.

Artistic illustration of molecules and chemical bonds. Credit: MasterTux - Pixabay

Observing Chemical Reactions in Ultra-Slow Motion

stem cells · Life · 04 Dec 2019

At ultra-low temperatures, molecules have so little energy that, in effect, their reactivity is slowed down.

Illustration depicting red blood cells (RBCs). These cells like many other types of blood cells are produced by blood stem cells called haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). Credit: Arek Socha.

Gene Regulating Blood Stem Cells' Maintenance Identified

cells · Life · 03 Dec 2019

This gene called MLLT3 regulated the production of more than 800 proteins, many of which are essential for the maintenance of blood stem cells.

Membrane proteins dispersed on the cell membrane - Integrin, Receptor Tyrosine Kinase (RTK), cadherin, ion transport channel and G Protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR). © Sunaina Rao.

The Antennas, Doors and Bridges of The Cell

plants · Earth · 03 Dec 2019

Receptors and transport channels.

Researchers found that about 36.5% of all land plants on Earth are rare (infrequently encountered). Credit: Unsplash.

A Third of Earth's Land Plants are Rare

solar system · Cosmos · 02 Dec 2019

These rare plants were also found to be clustering in only a few regions on Earth.

The puzzling, fascinating surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa looms large in this newly-reprocessed color view, made from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990s. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute.

Seeking Life on Europa, The Jovian Moon

Devadas Vivek and Sampath Amitash

Europa is the smallest of the four Galilean moons orbiting Jupiter and is a prime candidate for extra-terrestrial life.

In the normoxic cells, oxygen helps hydroxylate the proline residues in HIF1 α (dark blue), which then interacts with VHL (light blue), thereby leading to the proteolysis of HIF1 α. Whereas in hypoxic cells, the HIF1 α remains intact and hence enters the nucleus and brings about transcription. © Sunaina Rao.

Oxygen Sensing in Our Cells

The research behind the 2019 Nobel Prize in medicine.

The Hustle Inside a Cell’s Nucleus

The nucleus really is a jungle of busy, hustling biomolecules and here I represent a minuscule of what really goes on in there.

Evolution of The Plasma Membrane Models

A brief history of how our understanding of the cell/plasma membrane has evolved.

The Highways in Our Cells

How microtubules help in the movement of lysosomes, and in-turn aid cancer metastasis.

Can Our Cells Function Alone?

cancer · Life · 20 Nov 2019

The importance of the cellular microenvironment.

Metastatic Tumour Cells

cancer · Life · 20 Nov 2019

From one tissue to another, via the blood vessels.

How Our Own Body can Influence the Spread of Cancer