Cell study reveals key mechanism linked to healthy development
Scientists have shed light on how healthy cells develop by identifying the role of key molecules involved.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 7, 2019
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Facial gestures can move this AI-motorized wheelchair
A new wheelchair may give people with severe mobility challenges another reason to smile about artificial intelligence—that grin might literally help them control their wheelchair.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 4, 2018
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Hawking's signed thesis, wheelchair auctioned in London
A copy of Stephen Hawking's doctorate thesis signed in a shaky hand was unveiled Tuesday as the highlight of a new auction of the British physicist's personal items in London.
General Physics
Oct 30, 2018
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Research in yeast leads to finding about a central nervous system disorder
Studying the fundamental aspects of biology can sometimes lead to unexpected findings that directly relate to human disease. In one of the latest examples of scientific serendipity, researchers from the Salk Institute found ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 14, 2018
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Study expands possibilities for treating neurological diseases
Researchers in Japan have gained valuable insights into 'stress granules'—clumps of RNAs and proteins that form when cells are stressed by factors such as heat, toxins and viruses, deepening the understanding of proteins ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 1, 2018
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The big clean up after stress
Toxic substances, nutrient shortage, viral infection, heat and many other events trigger stress responses in cells. In such cases, the affected cells launch a programme which tries to protect them against stress-related damages. ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 25, 2018
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Putting proteins in their proper place
A host of special molecules called nuclear RNA-binding proteins (RBPs), when misplaced outside the nucleus, form the harmful clumps seen in several brain disorders, including frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 19, 2018
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Hawking tackled the biggest question of all—how did the universe begin?
With the death of Stephen Hawking, the world has lost an adventurer.
Astronomy
Mar 15, 2018
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Stephen Hawking, the 'superhuman' pop culture star
Very few people may have read and understood "A Brief History of Time", but the physicist Stephen Hawking carved himself out a place in pop culture equalled only by Albert Einstein.
General Physics
Mar 15, 2018
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A life: Hawking defied ALS to become pre-eminent physicist
In his final years, the only thing connecting the brilliant physicist to the outside world was a couple of inches of frayed nerve in his cheek.
General Physics
Mar 14, 2018
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