News articles tagged with 'cellular'
Scientists use math modelling to predict unknown biological mechanism of regulation
— 15 Oct 2009 09:11 | BiologyA team of scientists, led by a biomedical engineer at The University of Texas at Austin, have demonstrated - for the first time - that mathematical models created from data obtained... — full story
Magnetic microbe genome attracting attention for biotech research
— 12 Aug 2009 13:21 | BiologyThe smallest organisms to use a biological compass are magnetotactic bacteria, however mysteries remain about exactly how these bacteria create their cellular magnets. In a study published... — full story
Mutations in gene linked to ciliopathies
— 9 Aug 2009 20:05 | HealthAn international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have discovered a connection between mutations in the INPP5E gene... — full story
Genes that let creepy-crawlies survive a deep freeze
— 21 Jul 2009 12:25 | BiologyArctic springtails (Megaphorura arctica) survive freezing temperatures by dehydrating themselves before the coldest weather sets in. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC... — full story
Microbial analysis, micropatterning methods featured in Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
— 2 Jul 2009 00:45 | HealthMicrobial populations have traditionally been studied in carefully controlled, laboratory-grown cultures. New metagenomic approaches are being developed to study these organisms in... — full story
New microfabricated device to measure cellular forces during tissue development
— 23 Jun 2009 12:26 | TechnologyA University of Pennsylvania-collaboration of bioengineers studying the physical forces generated by individual cells has created a tiny micron - sized device that allows researchers... — full story
Research explores interactions between nanomaterials, biological systems
— 20 Jun 2009 14:14 | TechnologyThe recent explosion in the development of nanomaterials with enhanced performance characteristics for use in commercial and medical applications has increased the likelihood of people... — full story
Test detects molecular marker of ageing in humans
— 17 Jun 2009 05:26 | HealthIn 2004, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Centre announced a crucial discovery in the understanding of cellular ageing.... — full story
Fatal brain disease at work well before symptoms appear
— 9 Jun 2009 11:53 | HealthUniversity of Florida scientists have discovered why a paralysing brain disorder speeds along more rapidly in some patients than others - a finding that may finally give researchers... — full story
Protein linked to mental retardation controls synapse maturation, plasticity
— 4 Jun 2009 13:11 | HealthA team of neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has demonstrated the mechanism by which a signalling protein found throughout the brain controls the maturation and... — full story