Wobbly gel mat trains muscle cells to work together
There's no doubt that exercise does a body good, including strengthening and toning our muscles. But how exactly does exercise make this happen?
There's no doubt that exercise does a body good, including strengthening and toning our muscles. But how exactly does exercise make this happen?
Biochemistry
Oct 20, 2023
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The diverse characteristics of the human body's various cells are reflected in their gene expression patterns. The regulation of such gene expression is based on transcription factors that bind to specific sequences in the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 20, 2023
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A research team led by Professor Megumu K. Saito (Department of Clinical Application) examined the dynamic transcriptional and epigenetic landscape during definitive hematopoiesis and revealed the non-redundant roles of ZEB2 ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 18, 2023
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Salk Institute researchers, as part of a larger collaboration with research teams around the world, analyzed more than half a million brain cells from three human brains to assemble an atlas of hundreds of cell types that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 12, 2023
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In a recent study published in iScience, researchers have optimized the Tet-On system to improve the efficiency of generating skeletal muscle cells and other differentiated cell types from iPSCs for various basic and clinical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 12, 2023
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During the first hours of an embryo's development, specialized molecules called pioneer transcription factors unravel parts of its DNA to activate the encoded genes. Which gene is activated and when has to follow a set schedule ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 28, 2023
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A new discovery by researchers challenges our current understanding of gastrulation, the most important stage of early embryonic development.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 27, 2023
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MicroRNAs are small molecules that regulate gene activity by binding to and destroying RNAs produced by the genes. More than 60% of all human genes are estimated to be regulated by microRNAs; therefore, it is not surprising ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 21, 2023
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A study in the journal Cell sheds new light on the evolution of neurons, focusing on the placozoans, a millimeter-sized marine animal. Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona find evidence that specialized ...
Evolution
Sep 19, 2023
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Through an electron microscope they may look like the giant sandworms from Dune, but C. elegans nematodes are only 1 millimeter long.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 13, 2023
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