A common concern in current cell culture methods is the amount of vibration that cells are exposed to from the integral fans when housed within a workstation. Exposure to vibration can lead to possible detrimental effects on the adherence of in vitro cell cultures. This study examines the adhesion of monolayer cells inside a standard incubator compared to a SCI-tive hypoxia workstation, which are a class of closed cell culture incubated workstations designed to continuously recirculate the atmosphere with user-defined O2 and CO2 levels.

Researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, have developed a novel diver-operated underwater imaging system that allows scientists to study microscopic processes occurring in natural, undisturbed environments.

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have used high-throughput drug screening to zero in on a molecule that could help a mutant gene function, making headway toward a possible treatment for the rare Gaucher disease and the more common Parkinson's disease.

While it has been known that people with red hair are at a higher risk of developing skin cancer, a new study confirms for the first time that people carrying the red hair-associated gene MC1R have much higher numbers of tumor mutations than those who don't.

Researchers have found evidence that bone marrow transplantation may one day be beneficial to a subset of patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a fatal neurodegenerative disorder more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

A new patient study could open a new opportunity to rehabilitate patients with spinal cord damage.

The word "culture" typically refers to a group's shared heritage - such as its customs, cuisine, music, and language - that connects people in unique ways. But what if culture extended to a population's microbiome, the collection of microorganisms that live on and within the human body?

The fates of various cells in our bodies--whether they become skin or another type of tissue, for example--are controlled by genetic switches. In a new study, scientists investigate the switch for T cells, which are immune cells produced in the thymus that destroy virus-infected cells and cancers.

A New York City woman infected her male partner with Zika virus through sex, the first time female-to-male transmission of the germ has been documented.