News articles tagged with 'division'
Seeking social genes
— 2 Feb 2011 17:07 | BiologyIn order understand the evolution of complex societies, researchers are sequencing the genomes of social insects. The most recent data, published this week in the Early Edition of Proceedings…
Scientists bring cancer cells back under control
— 19 Jan 2011 17:02 | HealthScientists at The University of Nottingham have brought cancer cells back under normal control - by reactivating their cancer suppressor genes. The discovery could form a powerful new…
Scientists announce new advance with potential for future cancer targeting
— 18 Nov 2010 11:54 | HealthNew research that provides potential for exciting new approaches to targeting diseases such as cancer has been announced by an international team of academics…
Johns Hopkins researchers reshape basic understanding of cell division
— 6 Nov 2010 16:03 | HealthBy tracking the flow of information in a cell preparing to split, Johns Hopkins scientists have identified a protein mechanism that coordinates and regulates the dynamics of shape change…
On the trail of the epigenetic code
— 13 Oct 2010 16:30 | BiologyThe genetic inherited material DNA was long viewed as the sole bearer of hereditary information. The function of its packaging proteins, the histones, was believed to be exclusively…
Ticking of cellular clock promotes seismic changes in the chromatin landscape associated with ageing
— 4 Oct 2010 08:14 | HealthLike cats, human cells have a finite number of lives-once they divide a certain number of times (thankfully, more than nine) they change shape, slow their pace, and eventually stop…
At the crossroads of chromosomes
— 18 Sep 2010 08:34 | HealthOn average, one hundred billion cells in the human body divide over the course of a day. Most of the time the body gets it right but sometimes, problems in cell replication can lead…
Scientists unwrap DNA packaging to gain insight into cells
— 3 Sep 2010 13:28 | BiologyScientists have built a clearer picture of how lengthy strands of DNA are concertinaed when our cells grow and divide, in a discovery could help explain how cell renewal can go wrong…
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…
Researchers identify potential new target for ovarian cancer
— 17 Aug 2010 11:45 | HealthFor the first time, Salt Inducible Kinase 2 (SIK2) has been found to play a critical role in cell division and to regulate the response of some ovarian cancers to chemotherapy…