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Mathematical models reveal how organisms transcend the sum of their genes
Feb 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Molecular and cellular biologists have made tremendous scientific advances by dissecting apart the functions of individual genes, proteins, and pathways. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
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Darwin's Tree of Life May Be More Like a Thicket
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In On The Origin of Species, Darwin used the image of a tree of life to illustrate how species evolve, one from another. Even today, branches sprouting from lower branches (representing ancest ...
Biologists identify key protein in cell's 'self-eating' function
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Mar 11, 2008 |
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Molecular biologists at the University of California, San Diego have found one piece of the complex puzzle of autophagy, the process of “self-eating” performed by all eukaryotic cells -- cells with a nucleus -- to keep themselves ...
Synergy between biology and physics drives cell-imaging technology
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Developing techniques to image the complex biological systems found at the sub-cellular level has traditionally been hampered by divisions between the academic fields of biology and physics. However, a new interdisciplinary ...
Scientists identify cell changes leading to impaired 'artificial kidney' function
Oct 28, 2008 |
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Molecular targets identified by a Spanish research team may hold the key to freedom for some sufferers of kidney disease. A new study published in Disease Models & Mechanisms (DMM), dmm.biologists.org, reveals the cellular ...
In a Chemical Library, Yale Researchers Finds Keys to Cell Movement
Aug 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rummaging through a biotechnology company’s chemical closet, Yale University researchers found two molecules that will allow scientists to better study how cells move.
Device draws cells close -- but not too close -- together
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Mar 29, 2007 |
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In a popular children's game participants stand as close as possible without touching. But on a microscopic level, coaxing cells to be very, very close without actually touching one another has been among the most frustrating ...
Biologists Discover How 'Silent' Mutations Influence Protein Production
Apr 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania have revealed a hidden code that determines the expression level of a gene, providing a way to distinguish efficient genes from inefficient ones. ...
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.
Biologists identify genes that prevent changes in physical traits due to environmental changes
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Nov 04, 2008 |
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New York University biologists have identified genes that prevent physical traits from being affected by environmental changes. The research, which studied the genetic makeup of baker's yeast, appears in the latest issue ...
Cell biologists identify new tumor suppressor for lung cancer
Jan 05, 2009 |
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Cancer and cell biology experts at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have identified a new tumor suppressor that may help scientists develop more targeted drug therapies to combat lung cancer.
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