News tagged with cellular activity
A guide to the invisible: Doubling the fluorescence microscopy resolution (w/Video)
May 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A crucial tool in the evolution of scientific capability in bioscience, the fluorescence microscope has allowed a generation of scientists to study the properties of proteins inside cells. Yet as human capacity ...
In Ocean's Depths, Heat-Loving 'Extremophile' Evolves a Strange Molecular Trick
Apr 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Making its home near extreme temperatures of thermal vents on the ocean floor, the organism Methanopyrus kandleri harbors a molecular secret that intrigues evolutionary biologists and even ...
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Cellular target may prove useful in treating deadly brain tumors
Apr 03, 2009 |
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Duke University researchers have identified a receptor on the surface of cells that may give them another avenue of attack against glioblastoma, the most common and most deadly type of brain cancer.
Team learns how cellular protein detects viruses and sparks immune response
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Feb 19, 2009 |
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A study led by researchers at the University of Illinois reveals how a cellular protein recognizes an invading virus and alerts the body to the infection.
Researchers Create an Epic Genetic Atlas of Rice
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Jan 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale researchers have published a cellular atlas of genetic activity in rice, documenting with unprecedented detail how and when genes are turned off and on within cells of a living organism.
Researchers identify new function of protein in cellular respiration
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that the protein Stat3 plays a key role in regulating mitochondria, the energy-producing machines of cells. This discovery could one day lead to the ...
Influence of Location-Dependent Protuberance Damage on Cell Viability
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Dec 24, 2008 |
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The influence of femtosecond laser-induced damages on viability of olfactory ensheathing cells is investigated. Several cytokinetic phenomena including intracellular calcium wave, cellular morphologic change, ...
What is the role of reactive oxygen species in ethanol-mediated cell death of polarized hepatic cells?
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Liver disease that results as a consequence of alcohol abuse is a major medical problem worldwide. Ethanol consumption leads to a variety of liver alterations including the accumulation of fat, inflammation of the liver, ...
Generation of a severe memory-deficit mutant mouse by exclusively eliminating the kinase activity of CaMKIIalpha
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Jun 19, 2009 |
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A Japanese research group, led by Dr. Yoko Yamagata of the National Institute for Physiological Sciences, has successfully generated a novel kinase-dead mutant mouse of the CaMKIIalpha gene that completely and exclusively ...
Brainwaves could help understanding of mental health disorders
Feb 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Aberdeen have unlocked the details of a communication process that helps to generate the brainwaves that allow us to think and learn.
Breakthrough uses light to manipulate cell movement
Aug 19, 2009 |
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One of the biggest challenges in scientists' quest to develop new and better treatments for cancer is gaining a better understanding of how and why cancer spreads. Recent breakthroughs have uncovered how ...
New study identifies how ebola virus avoids the immune system
Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have likely found one reason why the Ebola virus is such a powerful, deadly, and effective virus. Using a cell culture model ...
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