Posts Tagged ‘cell division’
Cell division theory may settle debate
DUKE (US) — A new theory about how the process of mammalian cell division begins could provide insights into the initiation of disease, such as cancer. Continue…
Monday, September 27, 2010 11:03 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Jul 1, 2010 15:34 - 1 Comment
Protein points cells in right direction
CARDIFF U. (UK)/DUKE (US)—An international team of researchers has discovered a protein that plays a key role in plant cell development—making sure that the right number of cells end up in the right places. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 24, 2010 12:00 - 0 Comments
‘Goalie’ algorithm shows it’s all about timing
NYU (US)—Researchers have created a data mining algorithm they call GOALIE that can automatically reveal how biological processes—like cell division and metabolism—are coordinated in time. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 10, 2010 15:58 - 1 Comment
Cancer cells ignore their internal clocks
VANDERBILT (US)—A new finding challenges the assumption that the biological clocks in cancer cells are damaged and can’t regulate cell division in the fashion that they do in normal cells. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 28, 2009 11:49 - 0 Comments
Following the rules of cell division
INDIANA (US)—No matter how complex things get, it comes down to this: Cells are either directed to divide, or they are not. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 18, 2009 9:28 - 0 Comments
Nanoscale DNA slices reveal cell division force
Micrograph showing condensed chromosomes in blue and the mitotic spindle in green during cell division. (Courtesy: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Image Science and Machine Vision Unit)
