3+ week, 2+ day ago   (277+ words) Cells change their properties and functions in response to external stimuli. Some cells return to their original state once the stimulus disappears, while others exhibit 'irreversibility', maintaining the altered state even after the stimulus is gone. Irreversibility is an essential…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (314+ words) An “artificial lung” inspired by the thin film of a soap bubble has been developed. It operated stably even after 240,000 breathing cycles. POSTECH announced on the 18th that a research team led by Professor Sung Joon Jeong of the Department of…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago   (261+ words) A Korean research team has, for the first time in the world, identified the mechanism by which gut microbiota improve “cancer cachexia,” a condition in which cancer patients experience rapid loss of body weight and muscle mass. Cancer cachexia is…...