News tagged with repair process

Human DNA repair process recorded in action (Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A key phase in the repair process of damaged human DNA has been observed and visually recorded by a team of researchers at the University of California, Davis. The recordings provide new information ...

Biology /

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Controlling self-renewal of stem cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) are the first to establish a direct link between a conserved stem cell factor and the cell cycle regulation in ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Common steroid medications hold promise for tissue repair

A class of drugs commonly used for asthma, inflammation and skin injury also may hold promise for tissue-repairing regenerative medicine, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 03, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists identify protein that improves DNA repair under stress

Cells in the human body are constantly being exposed to stress from environmental chemicals or errors in routine cellular processes. While stress can cause damage, it can also provide the stimulus for undoing the damage. ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Healing with math

Understanding the way our bodies heal is not as easy as 1, 2, 3. But a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher believes mathematics holds the answers to complex biological problems.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0