Institute of Medical Biology (IMB)

Super-resolution
microscopy reveals details of the meshwork made of lamin proteins at the inner
side of the nuclear membrane

A second gene associated with a heritable form of kidney disease is shown to act as a gatekeeper in primary cilia

Researchers in Singapore are tracing the Asian origins of Zika’s global spread

Genetic malfunction causes
hyperactive inflammation and cancer susceptibility

Imaging
live zebrafish embryos reveals in real time how the basic body plan is laid out

Understanding how a protein influences early heart development could help scientists develop better regenerative therapies.

Could a surprise hookup prove fatal for the
long fragments of ‘junk’ RNA?

A pair of microRNAs implicated in the spread of lung cancer could lead to new diagnostics and therapies

A technique that generates brown fat cells from human bone marrow-derived stem cells could transform the treatment of metabolic disorders

Light-emitting dyes can measure heat generation within living cells with subcellular accuracy

The rate of protein production in differentiating stem cells is controlled by more complex factors than previously thought

Stem cell behavior revealed by a combination of modeling and microscopy