Those people at Google think they're sooooo smart. So, too, the Apple and Microsoft wunderkinds.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 22, 2017
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Scientists studying the body's cancer-fighting T cells have a serious problem: When they culture them in the lab, the T cells sit around at equilibrium, waiting to bump into cancerous cells. But that's not how they operate ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 14, 2017
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A significant technological advance from the Monell Center now allows scientists to identify the complete set of genes in any type of taste receptor cell. The technology provides taste researchers with a treasure trove of ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 8, 2017
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A team spearheaded by Van Andel Research Institute scientists has answered a long-standing question that may lead to more effective drugs with fewer side effects for diseases ranging from heart failure to cancer.
Biochemistry
Jul 27, 2017
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Glutamate receptors play a central role in the human nervous system. Scientists estimate 90 percent of the human brain's synapses, or connections between neurons, send signals using glutamate. The role of similar receptors ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 24, 2017
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As senses go, there's nothing so immediate and concrete as our sense of touch. So it may come as a surprise that, on the molecular level, our sense of touch is still poorly understood.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 4, 2017
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UNSW researchers with the ARC Centre of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging have built a sensor to measure the membrane charge of our T cells.
Biochemistry
May 1, 2017
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Opioids have long been an important tool in the world of pain management, but the side effects of these drugs - from addiction and respiratory failure to severe itching and dizziness, can be overwhelming. Scientists have ...
Biochemistry
Mar 27, 2017
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How one-celled microbes recognize their kin is described in a paper by University of Wyoming scientists and published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 27, 2017
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Researchers from the University of Bristol have found a way to mimic the way cells in living organisms 'talk' to the world around them by creating a world-first synthetic receptor which can respond to chemical signals just ...
Biochemistry
Mar 6, 2017
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