How Does a Cancer Cell Hit The Big Red Button?

The death domain kinase RIP1 links the immunoregulatory CD40 receptor to apoptoticsignaling in carcinomasPauline G. Knox,1,2 Clare C. Davies, 3Marina Ioannou,2 and Aristides G. Eliopoulos1,2 Normally, when a cell senses it’s becoming cancerous, it can press the self-destruct button to protect the body. However, mutations in this mechanism can keep a cancer cell alive.  CellsContinue reading “How Does a Cancer Cell Hit The Big Red Button?”

Neurons to Network: Scientists Upload a Fly’s Brain

A Drosophila computational brain model reveals sensorimotor processing Philip K. Shiu, Gabriella R. Sterne, Nico Spiller, Romain Franconville, Andrea Sandoval, Joie Zhou, Neha Simha, Chan Hyuk Kang, Seongbong Yu, Jinseop S. Kim, Sven Dorkenwald, Arie Matsliah, Philipp Schlegel, Szi-chieh Yu, Claire E. McKellar, Amy Sterling, Marta Costa, Katharina Eichler, Alexander Shakeel Bates, Nils Eckstein, JanContinue reading “Neurons to Network: Scientists Upload a Fly’s Brain”