News tagged with quiescence

Haiti should brace for more devastating quakes: study

The 2010 earthquake that devastated southern Haiti may have opened a new era of seismic activity and residents should brace for more massive temblors, said a US study on Thursday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jan 26, 2012 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 1

Research shows cell's inactive state is critical for effectiveness of cancer treatment

A new study sheds light on a little understood biological process called quiescence, which enables blood-forming stem cells to exist in a dormant or inactive state in which they are not growing or dividing. According to the ...

Biology /

Jan 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0