Posts Tagged ‘microtubules’
Protein overload causes anarchy
RUTGERS (US) — Too much of a key protein in the brain can lead to a revolt, thwarting the normal growth of neurons and potentially leading to cognitive disorders. Continue…
Thursday, February 3, 2011 15:51 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Oct 15, 2010 10:22 - 3 Comments
Drug from evergreen tree kills cancer
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A powerful drug derived from an evergreen tree may soon save the lives of some patients with the deadliest form of breast cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2009 11:56 - 1 Comment
Nanocapusles may deliver drugs without side effects
This image shows a microtube surface coated with nanocapsules containing a small-interfering RNA (which glows red under a fluorescent microscope). The capsules were targeted to specific circulating cells. (Credit: Zhong Huang/Cornell University)
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)
