Humans aren't the only species with a well-developed drinking culture. The social life of the humble fruit fly also revolves around alcohol.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 8, 2018
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Gene transfer is seen as a hopeful therapy for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's patients. The approach involves using harmless laboratory-produced viruses to introduce important genes into the brain cells. In a study on mice, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 16, 2017
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The usual way of cultivating cells is to use a flat laboratory dish of glass. However, inside a human body, the cells do not grow on a flat surface, but rather in three dimensions. This has lead researchers at Lund University ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 27, 2017
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Engineering researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have designed ultra-flexible, nanoelectronic thread (NET) brain probes that can achieve more reliable long-term neural recording than existing probes and don't ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 15, 2017
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For the first time, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have successfully incorporated adult human peripheral nervous system (PNS) cells on a microelectrode platform for long-term testing of chemical ...
Biochemistry
Jul 27, 2016
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Glioblastoma multiforme, a cancer of the brain also known as "octopus tumors" because of the manner in which the cancer cells extend their tendrils into surrounding tissue, is virtually inoperable, resistant to therapies, ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 19, 2015
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(Phys.org)—If a metallurgist wanted to determine how a blade was made they might cut a small cross section, mount, polish, and etch it, and then look at it under a microscope. They could probably tell right away whether ...
A labeling compound identified at A*STAR that specifically marks neuronal stem cells is not only a useful research tool, but could also assist clinical efforts to repair neurological damage in patients.
Biochemistry
Feb 18, 2015
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Stem cell technology has long offered the hope of regenerating tissue to repair broken or damaged neural tissue. Findings from a team of UC Davis investigators have brought this dream a step closer by developing a method ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 28, 2013
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A discovery about the way in which bugs spread throughout the body could help to develop stem cell treatments.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 17, 2013
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