New bacteria and viruses found on human skin
Science & Technology Researchers have identified hundreds of new bacterial species and viruses in the human skin microbiome.
2022
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Skin mosaic
Science & Technology This beautiful mosaic of mostly hexagonal cells is the outer skin layer of a zebrafish larva as seen under a microscope. Each skin cell exhibits a unique pattern of actin ridges. Actin is a family of globular multifunctional proteins found in almost all eukaryotic cells. Actin forms microfilaments,…
2019
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Using light to stop itch
Science & Technology EMBL researchers have found a way to stop itch with light in mice
2018
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Managing chronic pain with light
Science & Technology Scientists at EMBL Rome develop new method that uses light to manage neuropathic pain in mice
2018
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How stem cells make skin
Stem cells have a unique ability: when they divide, they can either give rise to more stem cells, or to a variety of specialised cell types. In both mice and humans, a layer of cells at the base of the skin contains stem cells that can develop into the specialised cells in the layers above.…
2009
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The closest look ever at native human tissue
Seeing proteins in their natural environment and interactions inside cells has been a longstanding goal. Using an advanced microscopy technique called cryo-electron tomography, researchers from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have visualised proteins responsible for cell-cell…
2007
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