News tagged with cell regulation

Technology convergence may widen the digital divide

(Phys.org) -- Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers on the wrong side of the digital divide during this convergence, ...

Technology / Telecom

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study dusts sugar coating off little-known regulation in cells

In Alzheimer's disease, brain neurons become clogged with tangled proteins. Scientists suspect these tangles arise partly due to malfunctions in a little-known regulatory system within cells. Now, researchers have dramatically ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover multiple gene switches in Salmonella, offer new ways to curb infection

Scientists have discovered multiple gene switches in Salmonella that offer new ways to curb human infection. The discovery of the mechanisms of gene regulation could lead to the development of antibiotics to reduce the le ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Scientists find a key to growth differences between species

The tiny, little-noticed jewel wasp may provide some answers as to how different species differ in size and shape. And that could lead to a better understanding of cell growth regulation, as well as the underlying ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hairy secret of foraging plants discovered

(PhysOrg.com) -- The genes that control the hairy 'mining machine' that makes some plants better at finding nutrients in poor soils than others have been discovered by scientists from Oxford University and ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 18, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Key culprit identified in breast cancer metastasis

When doctors discover high concentrations of regulatory T cells in the tumors of breast cancer patients, the prognosis is often grim, though why exactly has long been unclear.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Researchers identify new mechanism used by cells to reverse silenced genes

Scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have discovered a new mechanism used by cells in the body to turn on silenced genes. This process is critical in preventing the development of cancer -- suggesting the possibility of ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New California rules require cleaner cars

California, long a national leader in cutting auto pollution, pushed the envelope further Friday as state regulators approved rules to cut greenhouse gas emissions from cars and put significantly more pollution-free vehicles ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Brain scientists extend map of fear memory formation

Draw a map of the brain when fear and anxiety are involved, and the amygdala -- the brain's almond-shaped center for panic and fight-or-flight responses -- looms large.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Newly identified genes influence insulin and glucose regulation

An international research consortium has found 13 new genetic variants that influence blood glucose regulation, insulin resistance, and the function of insulin-secreting beta cells in populations of European descent. Five ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Scientists uncover alternative pathway of microRNA generation

MicroRNAs are small bits of RNA within cells that wield enormous power. They influence virtually every biological process by controlling the "expression" of genes. Helping them in exerting this control is a unique class of ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists track variant of gene-regulating protein in embryonic stem cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- The path to fully developed cells from embryonic stem cells requires that the right genes are turned on and off at the right times. New research from Rockefeller University shows that tiny ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study of MicroRNA Helps Scientists Unlock Secrets of Immune Cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the rapid and continuous advances in biotechnology, scientists are better able to see inside the nucleus of a cell to unlock the secrets of its genetic material. However, what happens outside of the ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists make groundbreaking discovery on stem cell regulation

A*STAR scientists have for the first time, identified that precise regulation of polyamine levels is critical for embryonic stem cell (ESC) self-renewal – the ability of ESCs to divide indefinitely – and directed ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists identify elusive neuronal targets of deep brain stimulation

Shooting steady pulses of electricity through slender electrodes into a brain area that controls complex behaviors has proven to be effective against several therapeutically stubborn neurological and neuropsychiatric ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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