FeaturedGeneticsNeuroscience·March 28, 2021·3 min readEat Me: The Cell Signal of DeathA nuclear fragment protein activates Xkr4 to display an "eat me" signal to phagocytes.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 13, 2019·4 min readDiscovery concerning the nervous system overturns a previous theoryRather than having an equal chance of survival, cell death appears to be controlled by a mechanism that filters our the less fit cells.Read More
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FeaturedGenetics·September 17, 2015·4 min readResearchers Identify Protein That Opens the Door to Cell DeathResearchers have identified a protein embedded in the surface of mitochondria that opens the door to cell death.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·February 2, 2013·3 min readCaught in the Act: Researchers Capture Key Moments in Cell DeathResearchers visualize the molecular changes in a critical cell death protein that force cells to die. Defects in cell death have been linked to the development of diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative conditions.Read More
