A growing body of research suggests astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells once dismissed as support players, may lead the way ...

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Mitochondria don’t just generate energy—they also carefully organize their own DNA in a surprisingly elegant way. Scientists have discovered that a long-overlooked phenomenon called “mitochondrial ...

Chloride ions, best known for helping cells maintain fluid balance and electrical stability, may also play a more direct role ...

Abstract: Protein sequences accumulate in large quantities, and the traditional method of annotating protein function by experiment has been unable to bridge the gap between annotated proteins and ...

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ABSTRACT: [Objective] To clone the TIR-NBS-LRR class SOC3 gene in Arabidopsis thaliana and analyze its subcellular localization and function in both full-length and truncated fragments. [Method] ...

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aDepartment of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, China bInstitute of Brain and Cognitive ...

Glial cells are an integral part of the human nervous system. They help support and nourish nerve cells, or neurons. Several types of glial cells exist. Glial cells are the “glue” of the nervous ...