Researchers from the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich have discovered the protein that enables natural embryonic stem cells to form all body cells. In the case of embryonic stem cells maintained in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2017
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There hasn't been a gold standard for how orthopaedic spine surgeons promote new bone growth in patients, but now Northwestern University scientists have designed a bioactive nanomaterial that is so good at stimulating bone ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 19, 2017
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A team from A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology and Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Singapore show how the gene-regulating proteins Pou5f3 and Nanog determine the organization of body structures in zebrafish ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 9, 2017
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Various cell therapies involve injecting a specific cell type into a patient. These include, for example, bone marrow transplants and some types of immunotherapy that use T-cells (a white blood cell involved in immunity) ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 1, 2017
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There's one force whose effects are so deeply entrenched in our everyday lives that we probably don't think much about it at all: gravity. Gravity is the force that causes attraction between masses. It's why when you drop ...
Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2017
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University of Oregon biologists have figured out how zebrafish perfectly regenerate amputated fins with a precisely organized skeleton.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 28, 2017
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More than 2 million procedures every year take place around the world to heal bone fractures and defects from trauma or disease, making bone the second most commonly transplanted tissue after blood. To help improve the outcomes ...
Materials Science
Mar 22, 2017
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There's one force whose effects are so deeply entrenched in our everyday lives that we probably don't think much about it at all: gravity. Gravity is the force that causes attraction between masses. It's why when you drop ...
Space Exploration
Mar 10, 2017
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A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has developed a new method of repairing injured bone using stem cells from human bone marrow and a carbon material with photocatalytic properties, which could lead to powerful treatments ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 23, 2017
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Guan-En Graham is determined to find out exactly what happened to her father. When she was a child, he developed brain cancer. Since then, she has worked to understand the intricate genetic mechanisms that trigger brain diseases ...
Biotechnology
Jan 18, 2017
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