For stem cells, bigger doesn't mean better
MIT biologists have answered an important biological question: Why do cells control their size?
MIT biologists have answered an important biological question: Why do cells control their size?
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 12, 2021
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Those pesky graying hairs that tend to crop up with age really are signs of stress, reveals a new report in the June 12 issue of Cell.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2009
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Silver nanoparticles cause more damage to testicular cells than titanium dioxide nanoparticles, according to a recent study by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. However, the use of both types may affect testicular ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 14, 2012
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Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have made a surprising discovery about the Vaccinia virus, a large DNA virus belonging to the pox family that was used as the vaccine to eradicate smallpox.
Cell & Microbiology
May 3, 2017
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from UC Davis shows how, like a conjuring trick with interlocking rings, two interlocked pieces of DNA are separated after DNA is copied or repaired. The finding was published online Oct. 10 in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 11, 2010
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Although perhaps the greatest public health achievement of the 20th century was the disinfection of water, a recent study now shows that the chemicals used to purify the water we drink and use in swimming pools react with ...
Environment
Mar 31, 2009
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In a multidisciplinary approach, Professor Yves Barral, from the Biology Department at ETH Zurich and the computer scientists Dr. Gina Cannarozzi and Professor Gaston Gonnet, from the Computer Science Department of ETH Zurich ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 16, 2010
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A new bioluminescent reporter that tracks DNA double stranded break (DSB) repair in cells has been developed by researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. The international team's ...
Biotechnology
Aug 21, 2020
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A new study from Princeton University sheds light on the handing over of genetic control from mother to offspring early in development. Learning how organisms manage this transition could help researchers understand larger ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 20, 2015
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Researchers have discovered the details of how cells repair breaks in both strands of DNA, a potentially devastating kind of DNA damage.
Biotechnology
Sep 11, 2013
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