Tag: macrophages
Sense of Touch Is More Finely Tuned than We Thought
Like machines that deliver goods or open doors at the push of a button, mechanosensitive channels respond on contact.
Another Language Found in Life: Immune Signaling
The authors, scientists at UCLA, compare their finding to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.
Zip It: How Cells Repair Leaking Membranes
Membrane repair would have been necessary for the existence of the first cell. By what miracles did it arise?
In Cell Death, a Stunning Display of Intelligent Design
Even tissues have to deal with the dead, and like everything else they do, they excel at it. The number of players involved in cell death is truly astonishing.
Doctor’s Diary: Our Remarkable Healing Processes and the Coronavirus Infection
There are several ways to fight this pandemic besides social isolation, wearing masks, and proper hand-washing.