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FoxJ1 helps cilia beat a path to asymmetry
Nov 16, 2008 |
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New work at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies reveals how a genetic switch, known as FoxJ1, helps developing embryos tell their left from their right. While at first glance the right and left sides ...
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Scientists study cilia -- microscopic hair
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May 05, 2006 |
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Texas scientists studying microscopic hairs called cilia say they found an internal structure that's responsible for a cell's response to external signals.
Researchers Discover Tiny Cellular Antennae Trigger Neural Stem Cells
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Aug 12, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Yale University scientists today reported evidence suggesting that the tiny cilia found on brain cells of mammals, thought to be vestiges of a primeval past, actually play a critical role ...
Genetic defect links respiratory disease and congenital heart disease
Jun 11, 2007 |
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The same genetic defect that causes a rare respiratory disease may also lead to some types of congenital heart disease, according to a study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
Primary cilium as cellular 'GPS system' crucial to wound repair
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Dec 17, 2008 |
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The primary cilium, the solitary, antenna-like structure that studs the outer surfaces of virtually all human cells, orient cells to move in the right direction and at the speed needed to heal wounds, much like a Global Positioning ...
Can you hear me now? How the inner ear's sensors are made
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Dec 01, 2008 |
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A UCLA study shows for the first time how microscopic crystals form sound and gravity sensors inside the inner ear. Located at the ends of cilia — tiny cellular hairs in the ear that move and transmit signals ...
Scientists identify critical protein complex in formation of cell cilia
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Aug 19, 2008 |
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An international team led by NYU Cancer Institute have identified a protein complex that regulates the formation of cilia, which are found on virtually all mature human cells and are essential to normal cell function.
Some skin cancer may be mediated by primary cilia activity
Aug 23, 2009 |
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Tiny, solitary spikes that stick out of nearly every cell in the body play a central role in a type of skin cancer, new research has found. The discovery in mice shows that the microscopic structures known as primary cilia ...
Game of two halves leads to brain asymmetry
Jan 14, 2009 |
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A tug-of-war between the two sides of the brain causes it to become asymmetrical, according to research published today in the journal Neuron. Asymmetry in the brain is thought to be important to enable the two hemispheres to spe ...
Uncovering secrets of life in the ocean: Scientists study how Earth's simplest eyes work
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Nov 19, 2008 |
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Larvae of marine invertebrates – worms, sponges, jellyfish - have the simplest eyes that exist. They consist of no more than two cells: a photoreceptor cell and a pigment cell. These minimal eyes, called eyespots, ...
Motile Cilia Go With the Flow
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Apr 23, 2007 |
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Cilia, tiny hair-like structures that propel mucus out of airways, have to agree on the direction of the fluid flow to get things moving. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies discovered ...
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