News tagged with cell development

Disabling Skp2 gene helps shut down cancer growth

Increased understanding of the Skp2 gene and its relation to cellular senescence may lead to the development of novel agents that can suppress tumor development in common types of cancer, researchers from The University of ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New clues about the basis of muscle wasting disease

New findings that shed light on how genetic damage to muscle cell proteins can lead to the development of the rare muscle-wasting disease, nemaline myopathy, are reported today (15 March) in the Biochemical Journal.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Human cells exhibit foraging behavior like amoebae and bacteria

(PhysOrg.com) -- When cells move about in the body, they follow a complex pattern similar to that which amoebae and bacteria use when searching for food, a team of Vanderbilt researchers have found.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Model may offer better understanding of embryonic development

A mathematical model developed at Purdue University can predict complex signaling patterns that could help scientists determine how stem cells in an embryo later become specific tissues, knowledge that could be used to understand ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0