How Fish Cells Use Electrical Signals to Absorb Nutrients
Scientists studying zebrafish discovered a special protein that helps cells absorb nutrients from food. This protein, called VSP, works like an electrical …
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B Vitamins and Liver Cancer: Why Balance Matters
Researchers studied how two B vitamins—folic acid and vitamin B12—affect liver cancer cells in the lab. They found that having too much folic acid combined …
Read MoreHow Your Body Controls Purine Production: A Discovery About Cell Growth
Scientists discovered a new way that cells control the production of purines, which are building blocks your body needs to make DNA and RNA. They found that a …
Read MoreWhy Spermidine Works Differently at Different Amounts
Scientists studied a natural substance called spermidine to understand why it seems to help some people but hurt cancer cells in lab tests. They found that the …
Read MoreScientists Control Cell Communication with Vitamin B12 and Light
Researchers have created a new tool called CarGAP that uses vitamin B12 and green light to control how cells talk to each other. Think of gap junctions as tiny …
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