Materials scientist Ljubomira Schmitt and biologist Tobias Meckel are developing a device that can be used to culture cells under induced movements whilst simultaneously allowing them to be observed through a microscope. ...
Biochemistry
Dec 16, 2015
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A muscly fossil fireworm, discovered by scientists from the University of Bristol and the Natural History Museum, has been named Rollinschaeta myoplena in honour of punk musician and spoken word artist, Henry Rollins.
Archaeology
Nov 19, 2015
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Myoglobin, a protein in muscle tissue that stores oxygen, is what gives meat its red pigment. What is less well-known is that in 1957, it became the first protein molecule whose structure was fully mapped in 3-D. That breakthrough ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 17, 2015
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A new method for calculating the exact time of death, even after as much as 10 days, has been developed by a group of researchers at the University of Salzburg.
Other
Jul 2, 2015
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Self-repair is extremely important for living things. Get a cut on your finger and your skin can make new cells to heal the wound; lose your tail—if you are a particular kind of lizard—and tissue regeneration may produce ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 16, 2015
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When University of California, Berkeley, bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are not talking about emotional vulnerability.
Biotechnology
Mar 9, 2015
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For the first time, scientists have succeeded in recording the current in membrane channels of contracting cardiac cells. To do this, the scientists combined an atomic force microscope with a widely used method for measuring ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 17, 2015
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Although zebrafish are not deadlifting weights in orbit, they are helping researchers learn about muscle changes during their stay aboard the International Space Station. This impacts not only the fish, but also the crew ...
Space Exploration
Feb 2, 2015
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In a laboratory first, Duke researchers have grown human skeletal muscle that contracts and responds just like native tissue to external stimuli such as electrical pulses, biochemical signals and pharmaceuticals.
Biotechnology
Jan 13, 2015
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New information about the relationship between hormones, muscle development and puberty onset could help farmers efficiently breed sheep for meat.
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2014
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