Mapping the future direction for bioprinting research
The way research in bioprinting will be taken forward has been laid out in a roadmap for the field.
Biotechnology
Feb 07, 2020
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News tagged with cell expansion
Mechanism behind magnetism-driven negative thermal expansion (NTE) explained for the first time
Computers, cell phones and other devices are built from many small parts and components that are prone to poor performance and damage caused by overheating. As such, there is a market demand to develop machine parts that ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 27, 2019
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Progress in super-resolution microscopy
Going deeper and deeper into cells with the microscope; imaging the nucleus and other structures more and more accurately; getting the most detailed views of cellular multi-protein complexes: All of these are goals pursued ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 17, 2018
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Plant root hairs form outward due to shank hardening
A group of international researchers has discovered how plant root hair grows straight and long. Many studies of root hair growth have been performed, but the molecular mechanism for the suppression of growth on the sides ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 26, 2018
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Seeing in the darkâhow plant roots perceive water through growth
Without eyes, ears, or a central nervous system, plants can perceive the direction of environmental cues and respond to ensure their survival.
Biotechnology
Jan 10, 2018
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Researchers identify key pathway for plant cell growth
For plants, the only way to grow is for cells to expand. Unlike animals, cell division in plants happens only within a tiny region of the root and stem apex, making cell expansion the critical path to increased stature.
Biotechnology
Jan 23, 2014
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Inducing stem cells to become different cell types efficiently now possible using a three-dimensional platform
Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have the potential to form any cell type in the body, providing a powerful tool for drug discovery and regenerative medicine. Yet coaxing these cells to reliably take on a specific fate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 05, 2012
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The future of plant science -- a technology perspective
Plant science is key to addressing the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st Century, according to Carnegie's David Ehrhardt and Wolf Frommer. In a Perspective published in The Plant Cell, the two researchers argue ...
Biotechnology
Mar 02, 2012
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Materials that shrink when heated
One common reason that people with fillings experience toothache is that their fillings expand at a different rate to the original tooth when, for example, drinking a hot drink. Contrary to intuition, however, not all materials ...
Materials Science
Feb 09, 2012
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Researchers discover key mechanism that regulates shape and growth of plants
UBC researchers have discovered a key mechanism that -- much like a construction site foreperson -- controls the direction of plant growth as well as the physical properties of the biopolymers that plants produce.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 16, 2011
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