April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that human hair follicles may operate their own Cori cycle, synthesizing glycogen from lactate under conditions of lactic acidosis.
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January 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that epithelial cell metabolism exhibits distinct heterogeneity based on cell density, particularly during the pre-epithelial transition stage where clusters of high and low mitochondrial potential cells emerge.
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January 2023 in “Bioresource Technology Reports” This study suggests that using glycosidases to lyse the polysaccharides of Botryoccocus braunii may allow for the semi-continuous recovery of hydrocarbons while keeping the cells viable.
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June 2003 in “Journal of Structural Biology” This study suggests that varying intersheet interactions may explain the differences between the two polymorphic forms of macrofibril assembly in Merino wool and hair.
October 2020 in “Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature” This study discovered a novel mechanism by which germ stem cells exit their niche in C. elegans, involving thin membranous protrusions from adjacent somatic gonad cells.
