High-content assays have the potential to drastically increase throughput in cell biology and drug discovery, but handling and culturing large libraries of cells such as primary tumor or cancer cell ...

When cells interact with their environment via receptors at their surface, the receptors can bind to hormones, neurotransmitters, drugs, and toxins which can trigger signaling inside the cell. Now, ...

Follow these guidelines to successfully attach single cells to arrays of cell-adhesion proteins. Single-cell analysis is becoming increasingly important for applications in cancer, stem cell ...

Silicon nanotube arrays deliver functional mRNA into human pluripotent stem cells for the first time, achieving up to 64% transfection without compromising stem cell identity.

Paving the way for testing experimental drugs in more realistic environments, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered how to make tiny colonies of cells ...

A new technique creates cell-surface-based glycan arrays that are more lifelike than the usual ones assembled by attaching glycans directly to solid supports. Glycans, carbohydrate oligomers, decorate ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Multiplex biological assays allow simultaneous detection of numerous analytes such as proteins and other molecular components in a single sample. Planar array chips consist of a ...

Using arrays of long, thin silicon wires embedded in a polymer substrate, scientists have created a new type of flexible solar cell that enhances the absorption of sunlight and efficiently converts ...