Pluripotent stem cells are cells that have the capacity to self-renew by dividing and to develop into the three primary germ cell layers of the early embryo and therefore into all cells of the ...

This Transaction also allows Roquefort Therapeutics to now focus on developing the MK Cell therapy and STAT-6 programs, with a view to completing further transactions and value accretion for our ...

Newly discovered brain cells count each bite before sending the order to cease eating a meal. Columbia scientists have found specialized neurons in the brains of mice that order the animals to ...

Only cardiac muscle tissue, comprising cells called myocytes, is present in the heart. In this article, we discuss the structure and function of cardiac muscle tissue. We also cover medical ...

Launched on 16 December 2023, the ­uMkhonto Wesizwe (MK) party reshaped the country’s political landscape, garnering more than 4 million votes. This shift played a key role in the ANC receiving ...

While prokaryotic cells do not have membrane-bound structures, they do have distinct cellular regions (Figure 1). In prokaryotic cells, DNA bundles together in a region called the nucleoid. Primitive ...

In 2009, Jonathan Weissman was hunting for a new way to spy on what happens inside a cell. In particular, the molecular cell biologist wanted to know what proteins are produced at any given moment.

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

Former uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party convenor in Mpumalanga Mary Phadi has called for the party’s deputy president, John Hlophe, to be suspended for allegedly making sexual advances towards her.

UMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party deputy president and impeached judge John Hlophe allegedly asked the party’s former convenor in Mpumalanga Mary Phadi for sexual favours. This is according to a ...

Mpumalanga convener Mary Phadi has written a letter to MK Party (MKP) president Jacob Zuma, informing him that one of the party’s top eight officials tried to bed her, and when she spurned his ...