Microfluidics Device to Measure Stiffness of Blood Cells
Representative image of blood vessels

IIT Bombay’s microfluidic device that rapidly measures stiffness of human cells can help investigate relation between stiffness and disease condition

Arati Halbe (आरती हळबे)
Mumbai/ Oct 11, 2024

Cholesterol

A cholesterol aid inside cells to sense serotonin levels outside

Bengaluru
6 Oct 2021
A cholesterol aid inside cells to sense serotonin levels outside

Researchers have identified that Lysine (K101) in the CRAC I region of the Serotonin receptor binds to cholesterol in the cell membrane and stabilizes its interaction with the receptor. 

General, Science, Deep-dive

Researchers decode how cholesterol helps bacteria punch holes in our cells

Bengaluru
17 Jul 2018

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, display how a class of toxins, called the pore-forming toxins, work to destroy our cells.

General, Health, Deep-dive
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