News tagged with cellular model

How to control complex networks

At first glance, a diagram of the complex network of genes that regulate cellular metabolism might seem hopelessly complex, and efforts to control such a system futile.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Cornell researchers reveal structure of key protein

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, researchers -- all Cornell scientists -- have characterized the structure of a protein that belongs to certain enzymes that are essential for proper functioning in all ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 21, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lighting up plant cells to engineer biology

Cambridge researchers have developed a new technique for measuring and mapping gene and cell activity through fluorescence in living plant tissue.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pioneering research on Bacillus subtilis metabolism reveals bacterium's secrets

Ground-breaking research by an international team of scientists will help to make one of the most versatile of bacteria even more useful to society and the environment.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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

Scientists build working model of life's engine

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Southern California have built a theoretical working model of the cellular engine that powers all life.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High-energy lifestyles led to evolution of the sexes

Scientists are a step closer to explaining one of the most enduring mysteries of modern biology; why are there males and females?

Biology / Evolution

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

As the worm turns, its secrets are revealed

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have developed a new method for discerning the functions of previously uncharacterized ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hormone sensitivity of breast stem cells presents drug target

Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have discovered that breast stem cells are exquisitely sensitive to the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone, a finding that opens the way for the development ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

Shifting cellular energy metabolism may help treat cardiovascular disease

Drugs that target the way cells convert nutrients into energy could offer new approaches to treating a range of conditions including heart attack and stroke. Using a new way to screen for potential drugs, ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Method of the future uses single-cell imaging to identify gene interactions

Cellular imaging offers a wealth of data about how cells respond to stimuli, but harnessing this technique to study biological systems is a daunting challenge. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers have d ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 08, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find a weak link in cancer cell armor

(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Robert Weiss has found that when two particular genes are inhibited, cancer cells are destroyed at a greater rate. The study is published in the Nov. 9 issue of PNAS.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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 ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 1

New database for vital model organism launched

A new database promises to be an invaluable resource to scientists who use a unique single-celled fungus to study human diseases.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How a molecular traffic jam impacts cell division

Interdisciplinary research between biology and physics aims to understand the cell and how it organizes internally. The mechanisms inside the cell are very complicated. LMU biophysicist Professor Erwin Frey, who is also a ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0