Researchers at the University of Tasmania's Menzies Institute for Medical Research and the School of Medicine have added an arsenal of new tools to their repertoire for fighting the insidious devil facial tumor disease.
Veterinary medicine
Jul 2, 2020
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USC researchers peering deep inside a living cell have discovered something surprising: Its system for preventing genetic damage linked to diseases can fail so badly that the cell would be better off without it.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 29, 2020
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32
Already known for their shape-shifting abilities, stem cells can now add "death-defying" to their list of remarkable qualities.
Cell & Microbiology
May 7, 2020
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860
For more than 40 years, scientists have hypothesized the existence of enzyme clusters, or "metabolons," in facilitating various processes within cells. Using a novel imaging technology combined with mass spectrometry, researchers ...
Biochemistry
Apr 16, 2020
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402
Recent research by Rafael C. Bernardi at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign examines why a common tool in biotechnology—the binding of streptavidin to biotin—shows different mechanical resilience in different ...
Biotechnology
Mar 26, 2020
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The cytoskeleton is a permanent construction site consisting of protein filaments that are continually lengthening and shortening in a dynamic process. Through these remodeling processes, the cell can change its shape and ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 24, 2020
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33
When we look for reliable sources of information, we turn to studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. But in some cases, researchers find it difficult to reproduce the results of certain studies, and often ...
Other
Feb 20, 2020
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When the machinery that guides the transition of stem cells to somatic cells doesn't shut down properly, cells can become cancerous. Identifying the mechanisms that impede those processes would offer scientists a target for ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 11, 2020
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111
Let's talk about slime.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 31, 2020
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Microtubules, filamentous structures within the cell, are required for many important processes, including cell division and intracellular transport. A research team led by scientists from Heidelberg University recently discovered ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 16, 2020
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