Scientists from Max Delbrück Center & Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf have used brain #Organoids to uncover a new gene target for the treatment of #HuntingtonsDisease 🧠 The study suggests mutations may damage brain development before clinical symptoms appear — read on at EARA: eara.eu/post/new-gene-…

Today we're extending our congratulations to Antoine Hocher from all of us here at LGC in partnership with ATCC! 🎉 We're so excited to see what this next chapter brings you, Antoine! ✨

Thank you for sharing this wonderful imagery, Svilen Georgiev! We're absolutely captivated 🙏 Re-sharing for our followers this #FluorescenceFriday 🔬

In today's #JournalClub paper, scientists from Univ. Beira Interior & Universidade de Coimbra used four different ATCC #CellLines to examine different steroidal derivatives as potential drug candidates 🧫 ➡️ 💊 Read on at Molecules MDPI: mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/1…

This #MicrobeMonday, we're marvelling at this magnificent display from Lyuboslava Harkova, who used a huge LEGO diorama to raise awareness about #Biofilms! 🧱🧫 Thank you so much for sharing, Lyuboslava, we're completely blown away 🙌

In today's #JournalClub paper, Dimitris Messinis and his team used #SystemsBiology to investigate the impact of anatabine on cellular systems 🔬 The work included experimental cell culture with an ATCC neuroblastoma #CellLine — read on at Frontiers - Pharmacology and Toxicology: frontiersin.org/journals/pharm…

Today we're learning about the #Bacteria Proteus mirabilis, which generate these captivatingly concentric colonies when grown on agar! 🦠 It's a 10/10 from us for this week's #RateMyPlate 🎉

It sounds like you had a wonderful time in Vienna, Julie Worrell! Conferences are an excellent opportunity to network with collaborators old and new, and it's great to see a session dedicated to empowering #WomenInSTEM 💪 #WomenInScienceWednesday

#Organoids are such an exciting area of #CancerResearch, and it's amazing to see examples like this from all over the world! 🌍 Thank you for sharing Nanointercell (NICe) Lab - Empa & Dr. Vanesa Ayala-Núñez, we're glad the seminar was such a success!

Today we're sharing this exciting research from Simon Leedham and David Church from University of Oxford! Their teams will be funded by the Science and Innovation at Cancer Research UK Biology to Prevention Award to help develop a vaccine for Lynch syndrome 💉

This is totally stunning, Régis Joulia! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful microscopy 🔬 Resharing for our followers this #FluorescenceFriday 🙌

How do epidermal growth factor receptors (EGFRs) mediate #BreastCancer progression via the #Tumour microenvironment? 🧫 @Istitutotumori scientists used ATCC #Cancer & non-cancer #CellLines to find out — learn more at Cancers MDPI: mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/7… #JournalClub

It was #InternationalMicroorganismDay last week, so for #MicrobeMonday we wanted to share this wonderful poem, Ode to #Microbiome, written by Lara (Raquel Pinto) Amorim 🦠🖋️ Thanks for sharing, International Microorganism Day. It's a hugely deserved winner of the #MicrobeArt2024 contest!

Apoptosis is a key goal for #Cancer therapies, but apoptotic pathways can be non-functional ❌ RVCrypto and her team at University of Athens used ATCC #CellLines to see whether #Nanoparticles could help — read on Cancers MDPI: mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/6… #JournalClub

Thank you for sharing this magnificent medley of #Microbes, Lucía🌙! The diversity of life really showing through in these #AgarPlates — it's 5 stars from us for this week's #RateMyPlate ⭐️

We're loving this kind and supportive message from Barts Cancer Institute (Queen Mary), spotlighting Beatrice Malacrida's hard work for #PostdocAppreciationWeek! ✨ Celebrating each other is so important — some well deserved recognition, Dr Malacrida! #WomenInScienceWednesday

In a recent study, Jeroen Pasterkamp and his team at TNeuroscienceBrainCenter (UMC Utrecht) used brain #Organoids to further our understanding of synaptic changes in ALS patients! Congratulations on the publication of this interesting paper, Jeroen Pasterkamp! 🎉

An interesting study from Rafael Kramann, MD PhD and his team at RWTH Aachen probes the mechanisms behind kidney #Fibrosis 🔬 The research suggests fibrosis is not just an outcome, but a driver of kidney decline, presenting a novel therapeutic target — learn more in Dr Kramann's thread below ⬇️

We want to extend our congratulations to Bruno Vellutini from Pavel Tomancak's group at MPI-CBG Dresden, who won this year's Nikon Small World in Motion Competition with a stunning video of mitotic waves! 🔬 🌊 Re-sharing for #FluorescenceFriday in case you missed it ⤵️

MicroRNAs (miRs) are thought to play a role in #Metastasis 🔀 In a multi-institution study led by University of Westminster, scientists used an array of ATCC #CellLines to examine the role of miR-21 in #PancreaticCancer — learn more IJMS MDPI: mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/3… #JournalClub