The micro-environment surrounding cancer cells is just as important as genes in regulating tumour progression. Scientists have therefore examined the biophysical and biochemical cues occurring in the vicinity of cancer cells. ...
General Physics
Feb 1, 2016
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Researchers have found that two specific proteins take apart actin filaments at one end and return the building blocks to the other end for a new round of polymerization. The structure of this machinery driving cell motility ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 17, 2019
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An arrow shooting through an apple, makes for a spectacular explosive sight in slow motion. Similarly, energetic ions passing through liquid droplets induce shock waves, which can fragment the droplets.
General Physics
Nov 22, 2017
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The CNRS, INSERM, and Aix-Marseille University scientists at the Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, in association with colleagues from the University of California San Francisco and the Marseille Public University ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 1, 2020
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Genes contain all the information needed for the functioning of cells, tissues and organs. Gene expression, meaning when and how the genes are read and executed, is thoroughly regulated like an assembly line with several ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 9, 2019
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The RAS oncogene is activated in 30 percent of human cancers, and results in the proliferation and transformation of tumor cells. No effective inhibitor has been found for this protein to date.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 3, 2019
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A team of researchers from the Biology department at the TU Darmstadt has identified an enzyme that separates DNA replication from repair. This discovery could be of tremendous significance in the treatment of tumours. The ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 3, 2016
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Advances in new treatments for diseases, including cancer, come about from innovative research with therapeutic potential. This was the starting point for the Peptides and Proteins Lab at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine ...
Biochemistry
Feb 3, 2016
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A device proposed by researchers at Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology could offer a more reliable alternative for detecting biomarkers in patients facing such illnesses as cancer or malaria.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 26, 2014
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Manchester scientists have explored the role of a protein in regulating tumour development and found that it suppresses liver cancer growth in the lab.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 9, 2015
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