Capsule technology opens new window into individual cells
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Researchers have developed a capsule-based method that makes it possible to analyse the same cell through multiple experimental steps. The technology overcomes a long-standing limitation in cell research and could open new ways to study disease mechanisms at the single-cell level.
Current crystalline thin-film production techniques typically require specific growth substrates, posing significant challenges for their use in flexible electronics and integrated optoelectronics. To address this, Scientist in China have developed a novel “induced fit growth” method inspired by molecular biology, enabling universal growth of Ga-based semiconductor films on arbitrary substrates. This approach facilitates applications in large-scale transistor arrays, synaptic transistors, omnidirectional and flexible photodetectors, paving the way for next-generation wearable electronics and neuromorphic computing systems.
New research reveals a surprising link between immunity and our gut bacteria. Researchers studied the Seychelles warbler, a small songbird found on Cousin Island in the Seychelles. They collected the birds’ poo to analyse their gut bacteria – and found that their immune genes influence which gut microbes thrive. They say their work sheds light on how animal immune systems and communities of beneficial gut bacteria evolve together - including in humans.
The news media is shaping reproductive narratives and stigma around childlessness, presenting it as a threat to national interests, a deviation from moral or cultural norms, as a risk and, sometimes, as a legitimate life path. In an article published March 11th in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public Health, Julia Schröders of Umeå University, Sweden, and colleagues, conclude that understanding these narratives will allow the development of media literacy initiatives to destigmatize and support more equitable health communication.