Brain cells mimic muscle signaling to enhance learning and memory
This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...
Explore The Inside Of A Biological Cell In Minecraft
Researchers created replicas of 3D cell structures inside Minecraft and made them available for anyone to use in their own installation of the game.
Bacterial flagellar motors: Study sheds light on their ion-driven mechanisms
When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human machinery. However, biological motors have ...
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Brain Cells Use Muscle-Like Signals to Strengthen Learning and Memory
New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.
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Silicon chip maps 70,000 synaptic connections in neuronal network
Harvard researchers have mapped and cataloged more than 70,000 synaptic connections from about 2,000 rat neurons, using a ...
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Megakaryocytes assemble a three-dimensional cage of extracellular matrix that controls their maturation and anchoring to the vascular niche
Megakaryocytes form a three-dimensional (3D) cage composed of laminin and collagen IV connected to the basement membrane surrounding them. This microarchitecture stabilizes megakaryocytes within their ...
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New discovery links brain and muscle cells in signal transmission
The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...
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Cilia's secrets revealed using connectome data
By reexamining 3D images used to map the connections between brain cells, researchers are uncovering new information about a small, elusive, and often overlooked cellular appendage.