Microfluidic devices hold potential to rapidly analyze cells for applications in medicine and basic research. Researchers have devised systems that can distinguish cells based on their size, deformability, and electrical ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 16, 2016
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Studying the way that solitary hunters such as tigers, bears or sea turtles chase down their prey turns out to be very useful in understanding the interaction between individual white blood cells and colonies of bacteria. ...
Mathematics
Apr 28, 2016
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Humans may have the most complex breast milk of all mammals. Milk from a human mother contains more than 200 different sugar molecules, way above the average 30-50 found in, for example, mouse or cow milk. The role of each ...
Biochemistry
Apr 19, 2016
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Scientists at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a new technique for identifying cancer cells in blood samples faster and more accurately than the current standard methods.
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 14, 2016
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The front line of the human immune system is made up of T-cells: white blood cells that circulate in the body and scan for foreign invaders and infections. If a T-cell surface receptor detects a threat during its surveillance, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 11, 2016
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Not getting enough charitable donations? Try having people to touch sandpaper before you ask for money. A new study shows that touching rough surfaces triggers the emotion of empathy, which motivates people to donate to non-profit ...
Social Sciences
Mar 25, 2016
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If you want to harness the full power of stem cells, all you might need is an eraser.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 17, 2016
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Researchers at U of T Engineering have developed a new way of growing realistic human tissues outside the body. Their "person-on-a-chip" technology, called AngioChip, is a powerful platform for discovering and testing new ...
Materials Science
Mar 7, 2016
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Brown University engineers have developed a new technique to help researchers understand how cells move through complex tissues in the body. They hope the tool will be useful in understanding all kinds of cell movements, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 29, 2016
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Simple physics may play a larger role than previously thought in helping control key bodily processes such as how the body fights infection.
General Physics
Feb 8, 2016
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