News articles tagged with 'asymmetric'
What a ride! Researchers take molecules for a spin
— 1 Feb 2011 21:43 | Technology'This is no cartoon. It's a real molecule, with all the interactions taking place correctly,' said Anatoly Kolomeisky as he showed an animation of atoms twisting and turning about a…
Nanoscopic particles resist full encapsulation, Sandia simulations show
— 13 Oct 2010 16:12 | TechnologyIt may seem obvious that dunking relatively spherical objects in a sauce - blueberries in melted chocolate, say - will result in an array of completely encapsulated berries…
Live imaging puts new light on stem cell division
— 2 Sep 2010 14:46 | BiologyA long-held assumption about asymmetrical division of stem cells has cracked. Researchers at the University of Oregon report that the mitotic spindle does not act alone - that cortical…
Seeing a stellar explosion in 3-D
— 5 Aug 2010 09:10 | AstronomyUnlike the Sun, which will die rather quietly, massive stars arriving at the end of their brief life explode as supernovae, hurling out a vast quantity of material. In this class, Supernova…
Protein that triggers plant cell division revealed by researchers
— 12 Jun 2009 17:29 | BiologyFrom the valves in a human heart to the quills on a porcupine to the petals on a summer lily, the living world is as varied as it is vast. For this to be possible, the cells that make…
Game of two halves leads to brain asymmetry
— 19 Jan 2009 17:20 | BiologyA tug-of-war between the two sides of the brain causes it to become asymmetrical, according to research published in the journal Neuron. Asymmetry in the brain is thought to be important…
Origin of root offshoots revealed
— 24 Oct 2008 11:24 | BiologyVIB researchers at Ghent University have discovered the substance that governs the formation of root offshoots in plants, and how it works. Root offshoots are vitally important for…
Adult stem cells activated in mammalian brain
— 24 Jul 2008 21:15 | HealthAdult stem cells originate in a different part of the brain than is commonly believed, and with proper stimulation they can produce new brain cells to replace those lost to disease…
A Duke University chemist chemist has new way to tell right from left
— 6 Jun 2008 17:45 | ChemistryA Duke University chemist has apparently solved a long-standing frustration in creating certain synthetic molecules that make up drugs, which could lead to better drugs with fewer side…
Early parents did not stand for weighty kids
— 23 Apr 2008 14:16 | Geology and palaeontologyScientists investigating the reasons why early humans - the so-called hominins - began walking upright say it's unlikely that the need to carry children was a factor, as has previously…