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At Long Last, How Plants Make Eggs

(PhysOrg.com) -- A long-standing mystery surrounding a fundamental process in plant biology has been solved by a team of scientists at the University of California, Davis.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Researchers Disprove 15-year-old Theory about the Nervous System

(PhysOrg.com) -- A delay in traffic may cause a headache, but a delay in the nervous system can cause much more. University of Missouri researchers have uncovered clues identifying which proteins are involved in the development ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Study shows patient's own cells may hold therapeutic promise after reprogramming, gene correction

Scientists from the Morgridge Institute for Research, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of California and the WiCell Research Institute moved gene therapy one step closer to clinical reality by determining ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New genetic technique converts skin cells into brain cells

A research breakthrough has proven that it is possible to reprogram mature cells from human skin directly into brain cells, without passing through the stem cell stage. The unexpectedly simple technique involves activating ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Damaged spinal cord tissue repaired by stem cells

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown how stem cells, together with other cells, repair damaged tissue in the mouse spinal cord. The results are of potential significance to the development of therapies for spinal ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 08, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study shows that blood stem cells are influenced by their offspring

A new study by researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Melbourne, Australia, has shown that mature blood cells can communicate with, and influence the behaviour of, their stem cell 'parents'.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Stem cells' 'suspended' state preserved by key step, scientists report

Scientists have identified a gene that is essential for embryonic stem cells to maintain their all-purpose, pluripotent state. Exploiting the finding may lead to a greater understanding of how cells acquire their specialized ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Mathematical model of the life cycle of red blood cells may predict risk of anemia

A collaboration between a physician-researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and a mathematician from Harvard University has led to development of a mathematical model reflecting how red blood cells change in size ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Nov 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Oocytes: Going with the flow

Most cells rely on structural tethers to position chromosomes in preparation for cell division. Not so oocytes. Instead, a powerful intracellular stream pushes chromosomes far-off the center in preparation ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Control gene for developmental timing discovered

University of Alberta researchers have identified a key regulator that controls the speed of development in the fruit fly. When the researchers blocked the function of this regulator, animals sped up their rate of development ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

'Misreading' of histone code linked to human cancer

(PhysOrg.com) -- The development of blood from stem cell to fully formed blood cell follows a genetically determined program. When it works properly, blood formation stops when it reaches maturity. But when it doesn’t, genetic ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New technique could save cancer patients' fertility

The tiny translucent egg nestled in the special laboratory gel was a mere 30 days old, but its four-week birthday caused researchers to quietly celebrate. This was the first time anyone had successfully grown a woman's immature ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Erg gene key to blood stem cell 'self-renewal'

Scientists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have begun to unravel how blood stem cells regenerate themselves, identifying a key gene required for the process.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New transcription factor reveals molecular mechanism for wound-induced organ regeneration

Japanese researchers at the RIKEN Plant Science Center (PSC) and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have identified a novel transcription factor controlling how plants ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists uncover a new understanding of male puberty

Scientists from Monash University have uncovered a new understanding of how male puberty begins.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0