News tagged with cellular biology
Do bacteria age? Biologists discover the answer follows simple economics
When a bacterial cell divides into two daughter cells and those two cells divide into four more daughters, then 8, then 16 and so on, the result, biologists have long assumed, is an eternally youthful population of bacteria. ...
Oct 27, 2011 |
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Are genes our destiny? 'Hidden' code in DNA evolves more rapidly than genetic code, scientists discover
A "hidden" code linked to the DNA of plants allows them to develop and pass down new biological traits far more rapidly than previously thought, according to the findings of a groundbreaking study by researchers ...
Sep 16, 2011 |
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Fruit fly intestine may hold secret to the fountain of youth
One of the few reliable ways to extend an organism's lifespan, be it a fruit fly or a mouse, is to restrict calorie intake. Now, a new study in fruit flies is helping to explain why such minimal diets are ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Cow Brain Protein May Hold Alternative Energy Promise
(PhysOrg.com) -- Of all the ideas that hold promise in alternative energy, cow brains are an odd candidate. They do not fit into the list of usual plant-based subjects, such as corn or switch grass. But cow ...
Apr 20, 2010 |
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Unsung hero: Researchers produce high-res model of Ndc80 in action
(PhysOrg.com) -- Unless you are in a field of study related to cell biology, you most likely have never heard of Ndc80. Yet this protein complex is essential to mitosis, the process by which a living cell ...
Oct 14, 2010 |
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New discovery could change the face of cell-biology research
Rewrite the textbooks and revisit old experiments, because there's a new cog in our cellular machinery that has been discovered by researchers from the University of Alberta and the University of Cambridge Institute for Medical ...
Oct 11, 2011 |
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No such thing as 'junk RNA,' say Pitt researchers
Tiny strands of RNA previously dismissed as cellular junk are actually very stable molecules that may play significant roles in cellular processes, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Researchers determine how ATP, molecule bearing 'the fuel of life,' is broken down in cells
Researchers at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center have figured out how ATP is broken down in cells, providing for the first time a clear picture of the key reaction that allows cells in all living things ...
Mar 01, 2010 |
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Control of cell movement with light accomplished in living organisms
A precise understanding of cellular growth and movement is the key to developing new treatments for cancer and other disorders caused by dysfunctional cell behavior. Recent breakthroughs in genetic medicine have uncovered ...
May 16, 2010 |
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Researchers seek to create 'fountain of youth'
(PhysOrg.com) -- The same principles that a Biodesign Institute research team has successfully applied to remove harmful contaminants from the environment may one day allow people to clean up the gunk from ...
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Jan 16, 2009 |
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Evolution provides clue to blood clotting
A simple cut to the skin unleashes a complex cascade of chemistry to stem the flow of blood. Now, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have used evolutionary clues to reveal ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Study of how genes activate yields surprising discovery
Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have made an unexpected finding about the method by which certain genes are activated. Contrary to what researchers have traditionally assumed, genes ...
Dec 05, 2010 |
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Mathematical models reveal how organisms transcend the sum of their genes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Molecular and cellular biologists have made tremendous scientific advances by dissecting apart the functions of individual genes, proteins, and pathways. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Scientists take a giant step for people -- with plants!
Science usually progresses in small steps, but on rare occasions, a new combination of research expertise and cutting-edge technology produces a 'great leap forward.' An international team of scientists, whose ...
Jul 28, 2011 |
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How cells dispose of their waste
German researchers reveal the structure of cellular protein degradation machinery.
Jan 23, 2012 |
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