New bacteria and viruses found on human skin
Science Researchers have identified hundreds of new bacterial species and viruses in the human skin microbiome.
2022
science
Skin mosaic
Picture of the week 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
picture-of-the-week
Using light to stop itch
Science EMBL researchers have found a way to stop itch with light in mice
2018
science
Managing chronic pain with light
Science Scientists at EMBL Rome develop new method that uses light to manage neuropathic pain in mice
2018
science
How stem cells make skin
Science 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
science
The closest look ever at native human tissue
Science 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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