Posts Tagged ‘cellular biology’
Bacteria build ‘houses’ in healthy cells
PURDUE (US) — Bacteria are able to build camouflaged homes for themselves inside healthy cells—and cause disease—by manipulating a natural cellular process, new research shows. Continue…
Thursday, December 29, 2011 10:39 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Nov 3, 2011 15:01 - 1 Comment
Heart cells created in the lab
MONASH (AUS) — Scientists will be able to mimic the effects of heart disease in a petri dish after identifying a new, reliable way to produce heart cells in the lab. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 12, 2011 12:33 - 0 Comments
How aging cells affect bacterial growth
NYU (US) — A novel method for measuring the effects of age on the growth rate of cellular populations could offer scientists new ways to understand and model the growth of bacteria. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 12, 2011 11:51 - 0 Comments
‘Power plants’ in cells linked to disease
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Close contact between mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum may be linked to a variety of degenerative diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 8, 2011 10:57 - 0 Comments
Early cells in deadly brain cancer found
U. OREGON (US) — Biologists have isolated the earliest cells to show abnormal growth in the fatal brain cancer glioma—the same cancer that killed U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy in 2009. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 28, 2011 13:19 - 2 Comments
Cancer therapy may treat kidney disease
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A transcription factor known to be an important drug target for cancer therapy may also be effective in treating inherited kidney disease.
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Science & Technology - Apr 27, 2011 9:51 - 0 Comments
Steely fiber strands from fruit flies
RICE/TEXAS A&M (US) — Proteins combined with fruit fly material could create bio-friendly fiber strands for use in a variety of applications, including biosensors and tissue engineering. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 15, 2011 11:04 - 0 Comments
Sea squirts flip immunity switch
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Preventing rejection of transplanted organs and bone marrow may lie with the tiny sea squirt, a small organism with an incredible sense of self. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2011 9:24 - 0 Comments
Protein reveals HIV vaccine targets
UC DAVIS (US) — A component of a potential vaccine opens to rearrange proteins and to possibly reveal new targets to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. (more…)
