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Image of the Month: The laboratory worm, C. elegans

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021Aging, bacteria, C. elegans, Image of the month, lipid signaling, mitochondria, Research

What is transparent, as long as a credit card is thick and helps solve science mysteries? The laboratory worm, C. elegans.

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CadA shields help amoebae survive in more than one way

August 8, 2019September 17, 2019agglutinin, amoeba, bacteria, CadA, D. discoideum, K. pneumoniae, lectin, Research

In some respects, animals and amoebae are not that different. For instance, both are at risk of potentially deadly attacks by bacteria and have evolved

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E. coli shows the way to discover cell-made protein carcinogens

January 29, 2019August 1, 2020bacteria, Cancer, carcinogens, DNA damage, E. Coli, Research

When searching for carcinogens, people look at the environment. External factors such as tobacco smoke and sunlight can damage DNA, triggering mutations that can cause

From the Labs: Microscopy image of a brain region that coordinates survival adaptations to food shortages. Image courtesy of the authors/Cell Reports, 2021.