The body pigmentation of an organism is caused by coloring substances and structures that are found in the cells of skin, hair, feathers, or scales, for example. This pigmentation considerably limits investigations of important ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 17, 2023
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Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) is one of the most important and widely used cool-season turfgrass and forage species in the world. The optimum temperature for tall fescue growth ranges from 15 to 25 degrees C. High temperatures ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2020
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Researchers from Kumamoto University, Japan have proposed that cellular senescence variations during the aging process could lead to control of health and onset of age-related diseases. Based on the characteristics of the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 26, 2020
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Cell senescence is a state of permanent cell cycle arrest that was initially defined for cells grown in cell culture. It plays a key role in age-associated organ dysfunction and age-related diseases such as cancer, but the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 7, 2020
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As part of the cellular conservation of endangered species, a research group initiated a primary cell culture project aimed at preserving endangered avian species in Japan, such as the Okinawa rail. However, primary cells ...
Ecology
Nov 16, 2018
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Aging is a process of gradual deterioration from exposure to time and the elements; this process begins with deterioration deep inside every cell. Researchers from Stanford University and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System ...
Biochemistry
Jul 16, 2018
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Aging is the deterioration of a cell's ability to divide and grow as it gets older. This causes degradation of the body and age-related diseases. Prevention of aging is an instinctive desire of humans; thus, it is a task ...
Biochemistry
Apr 4, 2017
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With over 75 million baby boomers in the U.S. alone, age-related diseases are a major concern in the health care system. The connection between aging and cancer has become a pillar in medicine: we know that as we age, our ...
Biotechnology
Oct 7, 2016
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Heat shock (or stress) is a well-known factor of cell stress, though its delayed effects remain largely unknown. According to two articles by Russian scientists —a 2015 article in Nucleic Acids Research and a February article ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 25, 2016
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The ageing population is one of the greatest challenges facing society. More people are surviving to old age than ever before, but we currently lack the means to keep them healthy and independent. If a treatment existed to ...
Biotechnology
Feb 4, 2016
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