News articles tagged with 'cilium' (Page 2)
Stirred, not shaken: Bio-inspired cilia mix medical reagents at small scales
— 1 Jul 2009 02:07 | HealthThe equipment used for biomedical research is shrinking, but the physical properties of the fluids under investigation are not changing. This creates a problem: the reservoirs that…
Protein-protein interaction explains vision loss in genetic diseases
— 10 May 2009 19:52 | HealthThe mystery of genetic disease is only partially solved with the identification of a mutated gene. Often, the pattern of disease - the features or disorders associated with it - vary…
Primary cilium as cellular 'GPS system' crucial to wound repair
— 18 Dec 2008 11:54 | HealthThe primary cilium, the solitary, antenna-like structure that studs the outer surfaces of virtually all human cells, orient cells to move in the right direction and at the speed needed…
How inner ear's sensors are made
— 30 Nov 2008 19:02 | HealthA UCLA study shows for the first time how microscopic crystals form sound and gravity sensors inside the inner ear. Located at the ends of cilia - tiny cellular hairs in the ear that…
Uncovering secrets of life in the ocean
— 19 Nov 2008 19:28 | BiologyThe best-selling novel 'The swarm' captured the imagination of countless readers with the fascination of marine life. But it also showed how little we understand life in the depth of…
FoxJ1 helps cilia beat a path to asymmetry
— 16 Nov 2008 18:00 | BiologyNew work at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reveals how a genetic switch, known as FoxJ1, helps developing embryos tell their left from their right. While at first glance…
Research finds 'dancing' hair cells are key to humans' acute hearing
— 8 May 2008 06:49 | HealthSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have found that an electrically powered amplification mechanism in the cochlea of the ear is critical to the acute hearing of humans…
Your cilia can feel the heat
— 23 Oct 2007 00:22 | BiologyJohns Hopkins researchers and colleagues have found a previously unrecognised role for tiny hair-like cell structures known as cilia: They help form our sense of touch. Humans and genetically…
Green algae, ancient cousin of plants and animals
— 12 Oct 2007 11:06 | BiologyGenes of a tiny, single-celled green alga called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii may contain scores more data about the common ancestry of plants and animals than the richest palaeontological…