Genetic switch activates transformation of stem cells into heart muscle cells
The discovery of a genetic switch that triggers stem cells to turn into heart cells is a major step in finding treatment for damaged hearts.
The discovery of a genetic switch that triggers stem cells to turn into heart cells is a major step in finding treatment for damaged hearts.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 23, 2018
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Tohoku University researchers have improved on currently available methods for screening drugs for heart-related side effects.
Bio & Medicine
Feb 21, 2018
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The fundamental mechanisms governing how cells form an identity such as becoming a muscle cell or a nerve cell are not fully understood. Multiple diseases, including cancer, have been linked to cells going down the wrong ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 12, 2017
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Scientists are one step closer to mimicking the way biological systems interact and process information in the body - a vital step toward developing new forms of biorobotics and novel treatment approaches for several muscle-related ...
Biotechnology
Feb 14, 2017
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Despite the hubbub about pluripotent stem cells' potential applications, when it comes time to introduce products into patients, the stem cells are actually impurities that need to be removed.
Biotechnology
Aug 17, 2016
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Researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University's Molecular and Biosensor Imaging Center (MBIC) Director Marcel Bruchez have re-engineered a fluorescent probe into a powerful optogenetic photosensitizer that can be used to ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 25, 2016
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Basic research into the mechanisms of cell division, using eggs and embryos from frogs and starfish, has led researchers to an unexpected discovery about how animal cells control the forces that shape themselves.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 23, 2015
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When University of California, Berkeley, bioengineers say they are holding their hearts in the palms of their hands, they are not talking about emotional vulnerability.
Biotechnology
Mar 9, 2015
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For the first time, scientists have succeeded in recording the current in membrane channels of contracting cardiac cells. To do this, the scientists combined an atomic force microscope with a widely used method for measuring ...
Bio & Medicine
Feb 17, 2015
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Physicists are using equations to reveal the hidden complexities of the human body.
General Physics
Jun 23, 2014
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