Intracellular imaging gets interactive
A so-called bioparallel chemistry approach is successfully used to image and activate an essential metabolism compound inside a cell.
Biochemistry
Aug 29, 2014
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News tagged with energy metabolism
Energy equation points to cell autonomy
The mechanical and metabolic energies of cells have been explored through the use of order-of-magnitude estimates, highlighting the energy required for cell shape changes.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 15, 2014
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Simulating how the Earth kick-started metabolism
(Phys.org) —Researchers have developed a new approach to simulating the energetic processes that may have led to the emergence of cell metabolism on Earth – a crucial biological function for all living organisms.
Biochemistry
Mar 12, 2014
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Researchers develop mitoflash technique to predict lifespan of nematodes
(Phys.org) —A team of researchers in China has added fluorescence to proteins inside the muscle cells of nematodes to monitor metabolic activity in the mitochondria. In so doing, they have found a link between the frequency ...
Tom22, the bouncer of the mitochondrion
Mitochondria burn sugar and supply the cell with energy. They were long thought to be structures that are relatively independent of the cell. However, Carolin Gerbeth, a PhD student from the trinational research training ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 4, 2013
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Scientists shed light on body's master energy regulator
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered some key features that explain just what turns on a protein that is considered to be a master regulator of how the human body uses ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 2, 2013
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Feast to famine: Oxygen starvation regulates fat cells in obesity
Studies of the effects of oxygen deprivation in the body fat of obese animals have revealed links with the regulation of fat cell generation. Researchers at Kanazawa University have identified the role of the protein TIS7 ...
Biochemistry
Sep 25, 2013
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Sun, water, CO2 and algae: A recipe for biofuel?
Plant-based biofuels were initially hailed as the answer to all problems posed by traditional fossil fuels. Supply is unlimited and they are also neutral to emissions harmful to the environment also. But using plants has ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 25, 2013
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Circadian clock's rhythm ensures steady energy supply to cells during times of fasting
Each of our cells has an energy furnace, and it is called a mitochondrion. A Northwestern University-led research team now has identified a new mode of timekeeping that involves priming the cell's furnace to properly use ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 19, 2013
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Personality differences: In lean times red deer with dominant personalities pay a high price
Saving energy is important for humans and animals alike when resources are limited. Scientists at the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, found out that although higher-ranked ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2013
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