News articles tagged with 'membrane' (Page 2)
Scripps Research scientists create cell assembly line
— 4 Mar 2011 13:08 | ChemistryBorrowing a page from modern manufacturing, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have built a microscopic assembly line that mass produces synthetic…
Using artificial, cell-like 'honey pots' to entrap deadly viruses
— 3 Mar 2011 14:32 | HealthResearchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Weill Cornell Medical College have designed artificial 'protocells' that can lure, entrap and inactivate…
'A little off the top' helps NIST map cells with submicrometre resolution
— 3 Mar 2011 14:20 | TechnologyTo determine if a tissue biopsy reveals the presence of cancer, a histologist often screens for cells with an abnormal appearance or a specific visible trait such as a larger-than-usual…
Iowa State, Ames Lab researchers describe the pump that bacteria use to resist drugs
— 24 Feb 2011 20:56 | HealthA research team led by Edward Yu of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory has identified and described two parts of the three-part system that pumps toxins from bacteria and…
New path to water efficient seeds opens as TIP pips PIP as water gatekeeper
— 24 Feb 2011 19:05 | BiologyResearch by University of Warwick's School of Life Sciences has opened up a new path to produce water efficient seeds that will be a significant tool to cope with drought resistance,…
A nano-solution to global water problem: Nanomembranes could filter bacteria
— 23 Feb 2011 19:26 | TechnologyNew nanomaterials research from the University at Buffalo could lead to new solutions for an age-old public health problem: how to separate bacteria from drinking water…
Yale researchers find clues to mystery of preterm delivery
— 11 Feb 2011 16:03 | HealthResearchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that excessive formation of calcium crystal deposits in the amniotic fluid may be a reason why some pregnant women suffer preterm premature…
A second pathway for antidepressants
— 8 Feb 2011 16:51 | HealthUsing a unique and relatively simple cell-based fluorescent assay they developed, scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley…
Extreme X-ray pulses create unique image of intact virus
— 3 Feb 2011 17:51 | BiologyAn international research team has managed to capture an image of an intact virus and a membrane structure from a photosynthetic bacterium with the aid of extremely intensive and ultra-short…
Cell death pathway linked to mitochondrial fusion
— 25 Jan 2011 20:08 | HealthNew research led by UC Davis scientists provides insight into why some body organs are more susceptible to cell death than others and could eventually lead to advances in treating or…