News tagged with cell destruction

The future of plant science -- a technology perspective

Plant science is key to addressing the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st Century, according to Carnegie's David Ehrhardt and Wolf Frommer. In a Perspective published in The Plant Cell, the two researchers argue ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interrupting death messages to treat bone disease

A surface molecule on bacteria that instructs bone cells to die could be the target for new treatments for bone disease, says a scientist speaking at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting today.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study gives clues to how adrenal cancer forms

At the ends of chromosome are special pieces of DNA called telomeres. Think of it as the little tip that caps off a shoelace. The telomeres send signals to the cells to let them know it's the end point, not ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0