News tagged with cell division
Scientists probe mechanism of asymmetry in meiotic cell division
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Oct 07, 2008 |
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The Stowers Institute's Rong Li Lab has characterized a mechanism that allows for asymmetrical cell division during meiosis in oocytes. By tracking chromosome movement in live mouse oocytes, the team discovered that chromosomes ...
Cell division study resolves 50-year-old-debate, may aid cancer research
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Sep 03, 2008 |
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A new study at Oregon State University has finally resolved a controversy that cellular biologists have been arguing over for nearly 50 years, with findings that may aid research on everything from birth defects and genetic ...
Scientists identify possible cause of endometriosis
Aug 05, 2008 |
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Endometriosis is a condition whereby patches of the inner lining of the womb appear in parts of the body other than the womb cavity. It can cause severe pain and affects approximately 15% of women of reproductive ...
Being a control freak aids dividing cells
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Jul 28, 2008 |
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Micromanagers may generate resentment in an office setting, but they get results in your body. New data indicate that a dividing cell takes micromanagement to the extreme, tagging more than 14,000 different sites on its proteins ...
Adult stem cells activated in mammalian brain
Jul 24, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Adult 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 or injury, ...
Researchers run rings round cell division
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Jul 03, 2008 |
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A puzzle in the control of cell division, one of the most fundamental processes in all biology, has been unravelled by Oxford University researchers.
Dividing cells find their middle by following a protein 'contour map'
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Jun 30, 2008 |
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Self-organization keeps schools of fish, flocks of birds and colonies of termites in sync. It’s also, according to new research, the way cells regulate the final stage of cell division. Scientists at Rockefeller University ...
