Why fruit flies eat practically anything
Say hello to the common fruit fly: a regular guest in most homes, feasting on that banana peel you tossed into the garbage a few days ago.
Evolution
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News tagged with molecular signals
Study identifies a 'sensor' that activates cell migration
The cytoskeleton is a structure that not only helps cells maintain their shape and internal organisation, but also enables them to perform functions like movement and migration to sites far from the place where they originated. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2019
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Powerful microscope captures first image of nanoscaffold that promotes cell movement
There are many times when our cells need to move. Mobile cells guide our body's formation (embryonic development). Immune cells roam to capture unwanted intruders. And healing cells (fibroblasts) migrate to mend wounds. But ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 11, 2019
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Light-induced changes in photosensory proteins
Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have demonstrated on a molecular level how a specific protein allows light signals to be converted into cellular information. Their findings have broadened the understanding ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 4, 2018
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Researchers discover non-canonical ion channel activation pathway
The passage of ions through the cell membrane is controlled by ion channels, which are protein complexes that regulate vital processes, such as the heartbeat, and are a target of drug development. Now, a study at the University ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 18, 2018
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Scientist develops hybrid nano-probe that can detect live cancer cells
Fabien Pinaud's big vision for treating cancer homes in on the smallest of targets.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 14, 2018
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Disruptive bioengineering – changing the way cells interact with each other
Researchers at the MRC Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine have developed a new platform based on the revolutionary CRISPR/Cas9 technology, to alter the way human cells respond to external signals, and provide new ...
Biotechnology
Oct 31, 2017
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New tool for oil and gas exploration beats all competition
The MIPT Center for Molecular Electronics (CME) has developed and tested a seismic station for hydrocarbon exploration. The new device has unparalleled bandwidth, enabling it to reveal the structure of underground reservoirs ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 5, 2017
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Team unveils dual-channel biological function generator
Rice University bioengineers who specialize in creating tools for synthetic biology have unveiled the latest version of their "biofunction generator and "bioscilloscope," an optogenetic platform that uses light to activate ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 8, 2017
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Researchers dig up new molecular details on 'the other type' of stem cells
Scientists at IRB Barcelona and CSIC have discovered that the combination of two molecular signals determines which cells that have already differentiated can regain their stem cell properties.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 11, 2016
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