Newest version of cell-mapping tool can spot boundaries even in cloudy conditions
A new version of Cellpose —the popular tool that maps the boundaries of diverse cells in microscopy images —now works on less-than-perfect pictures that are noisy, blurry, or undersampled.
Bacterial flagellar motors: Study sheds light on their ion-driven mechanisms
When speaking of motors, most people think of those powering vehicles and human machinery. However, biological motors have ...
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Exploring the molecular mechanisms of bacterial flagellar motors (VIDEO)
This video presents a study in which, using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers determined the structure and mechanisms of a key component in the flagellar motor, which bacteria use to turn their ...
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NITech researchers shed light on the mechanisms of bacterial flagellar motors
Biological motors, which aid microorganism movement in fluids, are composed of two components—the rotor and stators. Despite ...
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The Drosophila EGF domain protein Uninflatable sets the switch between wrapping glia growth and axon wrapping instructed by Notch
This important study identifies a new key factor in orchestrating the process of glial wrapping of axons in Drosophila wandering larvae. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is convincing ...