News tagged with cellular changes
Prion proteins play powerful role in survival, evolution of wild yeast strains
Prions, the much-maligned proteins most commonly known for causing "mad cow" disease, are commonly used in yeast to produce beneficial traits in the wild. Moreover, such traits can be passed on to subsequent generations and ...
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Stress-induced genomic instability facilitates rapid cellular adaption in yeast
Cells trying to keep pace with constantly changing environmental conditions need to strike a fine balance between maintaining their genomic integrity and allowing enough genetic flexibility to adapt to inhospitable conditions. ...
Jan 29, 2012 |
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With climate changes, polar bear and brown bear lineages intertwine
Polar bears' unique characteristics allow them to survive in one of the most extreme environments on Earth, but that survival is now threatened as rising temperatures and melting ice reshape the Arctic landscape. Now it appears ...
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Cellphone cancer warning falls lightly on US ears
(AP) -- News last week that an arm of the World Health Organization said cellphones might raise the risk of brain cancer has been greeted by Americans mostly with a shrug of the shoulder - one that's pinning ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Plant biology meets up with computational wizardry
Over time, plants have evolved to adapt to a constantly changing, often hostile, environment. Unfortunately, they are facing a new and difficult challenge ahead.
May 31, 2011 |
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Study uses new technology to peek deep into the brain
Changes within deep regions of the brain can now be visualized at the cellular level, based on research on mice, which was funded by the National Institutes of Health. Published Sunday in Nature Medicine, the study used a ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Researchers discover new biomarker to identify agressive thyroid cancer
Researchers at the University of Toronto and Mount Sinai Hospital have discovered a new way to identify aggressive thyroid cancer, as well as predict patient outcomes. The research was published late last week in the leading ...
Jul 07, 2010 |
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Scientists find autism-associated synapse alterations
A Stanford University School of Medicine researcher has pinpointed the mechanism by which a gene associated with both autism and schizophrenia influences behavior in mice.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Study identifies genes that protect against aging
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new method to help researchers identify genes that can help protect the body during the ageing process.
Apr 20, 2009 |
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