Scientists discover new type of cell in the liver

The newly-discovered cells help shed light on how the liver repairs itself after damage.

Scientists unveil a DIY structured-illumination microscope

For hundreds of years, the optical microscope was the only tool available to scientists wanting to study the movement of cells, bacteria and yeast. But the diffraction of light made it impossible to observe objects at resolutions of less than 100 nm because the resulting images were too blurry to be of any use.

Fatal Fats: Columbia Researchers Discover Rare Lipids Triggering Cell Death

Scientists have discovered that a rare lipid type plays a pivotal role in ferroptosis, a form of cell death. This finding sheds light on the mechanisms of cell death in ferroptosis and opens up possibilities for treating diseases by either preventing or inducing ferroptosis. Columbia researchers

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