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Life’s Building Blocks
Focusing on the molecules and cells that make up living things
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Life’s Building Blocks
Oct 12, 2022
Crest-fallen
How do neural crest cells maintain their biological identity?
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Aug 8, 2020
An enzyme that sparks joy?
A ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme named after tidying expert Marie Kondo helps…
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Jul 28, 2020
A blueprint for the tubes for eating and breathing
Genes that make both the trachea and esophagus from…
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Jul 23, 2020
Creating order despite the noise
Imaging studies of fruit fly embryos are helping to reveal how noisy…
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Jul 16, 2020
Burning fat to make mature blood cells
In fruit flies, the breakdown of fatty acids may drive the…
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May 22, 2020
How to make a nephron
Removing R-spondin proteins in mice embryos disrupts the formation of nephrons…
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May 20, 2020
Zebrafish without macrophages
Mutant zebrafish that almost completely lack macrophages provide a…
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May 6, 2020
The tug-of-war that decides which way is which
A molecular tug-of-war between two types of motor…
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May 1, 2020
Seeking closure
Fruit flies help reveal the importance of cell and tissue polarity genes in…
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Nov 13, 2019
The case of the missing ZP4
Loss of the egg protein ZP4 reduces fertility in mammals.
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