Novel repair strategy for DNA damage in neurons Harvard Medical School researchers have discovered a novel mechanism used by neurons to repair the DNA damage induced by neuronal activity. The study, published February 15 in Nature, revealed a protein complex that initiates a pathway to repair DNA breaks.Read More
New probe measures cell stiffness and traction University of Illinois scientists have developed a tiny mechanical probe that can measure the inherent stiffness of cells and tissues, as well as the internal forces that cells generate and exert upon one another. It is the first probe able to quantify both properties, according to its developers.Read More