Biologists have long understood the various parts within the cell. But how these parts interact with and respond to each other is largely unknown.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 12, 2018
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In the ancient Japanese art of origami, paper must be folded precisely and following a specific order to create the desired result—say, a crane or lotus flower. It's a complex pursuit that requires keen attention to detail ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 30, 2017
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A study from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators has found a surprising role for what had been considered a nonfunctional "junk" RNA molecule: controlling the cellular response to stress. In their report in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 15, 2016
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Stress in the body's cells is both the cause and consequence of inflammatory diseases or cancer. The cells react to stress to protect themselves. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now developed a new technique ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 8, 2016
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Researchers have long sought alternatives to morphine – a powerful and widely used painkiller – that curb its side effects, including dependency, nausea and dizziness. Now, an experiment at the Department of Energy's ...
Biotechnology
Feb 18, 2015
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After a natural disaster like a big fire, countless helpers work together to get rid of debris, to build temporary shelters and to provide food for people in need. When a cell is exposed to dangerous environmental conditions ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 10, 2014
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A particular tumor suppressor gene that fights cancer cells does more than clamp down on unabated cell division—the hallmark of the disease—it also can help make cells more fit by allowing them to fend off stress, says ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 10, 2013
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Animal cells behave like fluid-filled sponges in response to being mechanically deformed according to new research published today in Nature Materials.
Materials Science
Jan 7, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Two unique chemical probes designed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are helping scientists find how a pathogenic organism responsible for a severe lung infection thrives in human serum. These probes ...
Biochemistry
Jan 4, 2013
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For much of her professional life, Dr. Susan Rosenberg has studied the puzzling response of bacteria to stress and the mutations that result. In the current issue of the journal Science, she puts together the pieces of that ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2012
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