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How Does the Placebo Effect Work?
Placebo analgesia might be all in the head, but that doesn’t mean it’s not real.
How Does the Placebo Effect Work?
How Does the Placebo Effect Work?
Placebo analgesia might be all in the head, but that doesn’t mean it’s not real.
Placebo analgesia might be all in the head, but that doesn’t mean it’s not real.
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Cell & Molecular Biology
What’s the Difference Between a Voltage Clamp and a Current Clamp?
Laura Tran, PhD
| Dec 2, 2024
| 2 min read
Depending on the “clamped” parameter, patch clamp configurations probe different aspects of a cell's electrical activity.
Playing Games to Learn Cell Biology
Shelby Bradford, PhD
| Dec 2, 2024
| 2 min read
Video games get microscopic in an educational science outreach project.
A Tissue-Sized Cell with Billions of Nuclei
Danielle Gerhard, PhD
| Dec 2, 2024
| 2 min read
Single-nucleus RNA sequencing revealed specialized regions within the placenta's multinucleated cell.
Organoids as a Tool for Tissue Regeneration Research
The Scientist
| Nov 26, 2024
| 1 min read
Explore how researchers use organoids to understand tissue regeneration and develop novel therapies.
Time Heals All Wounds: Probing Skin Injuries with Spatial Biology
The Scientist
| Nov 25, 2024
| 1 min read
Discover how spatial transcriptomics and proteomics advance wound healing research.
Combining Bacterial Systems Offers a New Approach to Gene Regulation
Shelby Bradford, PhD
| Nov 22, 2024
| 4 min read
Researchers turned programmable proteins into a novel genetic tool, potentially enabling tighter control of gene expression.
How the Fly Brain Knows When to Release Insulin
Sneha Khedkar
| Nov 21, 2024
| 4 min read
An enzyme synthesized in the fly gut travels to the brain, where it induces insulin-like peptide secretion.
Advances in Cell Therapy for Restoring Vision
The Scientist
Staff
| Nov 19, 2024
| 1 min read
Scientists use innovative stem cell culture models to progress retinal cell therapy research.
Takara Bio launches high-throughput, cost-effective qPCR system to advance clinical research
Takara Bio
| Nov 19, 2024
| 2 min read
The SmartChip ND system meets laboratories’ needs for flexibility, scalability, efficiency, and affordability.
Streamlining NGS Sample Preparation with Automation
The Scientist
Staff
| Nov 15, 2024
| 2 min read
Cutting-edge microfluidics enables full automation of NGS protocols.
Automate and Illuminate Bioimaging Assays
The Scientist
Staff
| Nov 15, 2024
| 2 min read
Intuitive and automated chemiluminescence detection empowers scientists with accessible image acquisition and analyses.
The Great Flask-tastrophe
Laura Tran, PhD
| Nov 15, 2024
| 2 min read
Joel Rovnak’s blood drained from his face as his painstakingly-collected sample bled onto the bench.
A Sea Snail Toxin Could Inspire New Diabetes Drugs
Laura Tran, PhD
| Nov 14, 2024
| 5 min read
Sea snails stun their prey with toxins that mimic glucose-regulating hormones.
How Stem Cells Stay Young
Rohini Subrahmanyam, PhD
| Nov 13, 2024
| 4 min read
Bone marrow stem cells defy typical aging, and it may be because they express the right proteins.
A Deep Dive into Viral Vectors for Gene Therapy
Polyplus and
The Scientist
| Nov 12, 2024
| 1 min read
As the demand for viral vectors rises in new gene therapy approaches, scientists seek ways to optimize their production.
Capturing Complexity Cell by Cell
10x Genomics
| Nov 12, 2024
| 1 min read
With the help of single-cell sequencing, researchers characterize biological complexity more fully across a multitude of applications.
Genetic Signals Linked to X Chromosome Loss Later in Life
Claudia Lopez-Lloreda, PhD
| Nov 12, 2024
| 3 min read
Loss of the X chromosome increases with age and may have implications for health and disease risk.
Solving Sample Preparation Challenges Across Diverse Tissue Types
The Scientist
Staff
| Nov 11, 2024
| 1 min read
In this webinar, Caleb Proctor will tackle nucleic acid extraction complexities, sharing a streamlined pathway for obtaining high-quality and high-quantity results.
A Fungal
Messenger Impairs Immune Cell Function
Shelby Bradford, PhD
| Nov 8, 2024
| 3 min read
Farnesol, a fungal signaling molecule, alters lipid synthesis in dendritic cells, causing mitochondrial dysfunction and decreased inflammatory responding.
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