Seasonal body clock discovered in animals
Scientists have discovered the cells driving the annual body clock in animals which adapts their body to the changing seasons.
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Sep 25, 2015
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Fly eye mystery: Research provides insight into why flies have fastest vision in animal kingdom
Fly eyes have the fastest visual responses in the animal kingdom, but how they achieve this has long been an enigma. A new study shows that their rapid vision may be a result of their photoreceptors - specialised cells found ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 11, 2012
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Controlling self-renewal of stem cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI) are the first to establish a direct link between a conserved stem cell factor and the cell cycle regulation in adult stem cells. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 2, 2011
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Stem cell study could pave the way to treatment for age-related muscle wasting
A team led by developmental biologist Professor Christophe Marcelle has nailed the mechanism that causes stem cells in the embryo to differentiate into specialised cells that form the skeletal muscles of animals' bodies. ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 17, 2011
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Deciphering the origins of cell behavior
Researchers at the Mechanobiology Institute, National University of Singapore, have made significant advances in our understanding of cellular biology; providing evidence that the inherent 'handedness' of molecular structures ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 31, 2015
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Japan institute rejects 'phoney' research scientist appeal
A respected Japanese institute that sponsored stem cell research hailed as groundbreaking said Thursday the young scientist who wrote the paper should withdraw it, adding it stood by its conclusion that she fabricated data.
Cell & Microbiology
May 8, 2014
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A protein required for integrity of induced pluripotent stem cells
Cell reprogramming converts specialised cells such as nerve cells or skin cells towards an embryonic stem cell state. This reversal in the evolutionary development of cells also requires a reversal in the biology of telomeres, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 21, 2014
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Japan stem cell scientist stands by 'phoney' research (Update)
A young female scientist accused of fabricating data made a tearful apology live on Japanese television Wednesday for "mistakes" in her research, but insisted her ground-breaking conclusions on stem cells were accurate.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 9, 2014
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'Game changing' Japan stem-cell study questioned
A Japanese research institute Tuesday said it was probing its own study that promised a 'game changer' way to create stem cells, a feat hailed as revolutionary for the fast-developing field.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 19, 2014
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Why stem cells need to stick with their friends
Scientists at University of Copenhagen and University of Edinburgh have identified a core set of functionally relevant factors which regulates embryonic stem cells' ability for self-renewal. A key aspect is the protein Oct4 ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 7, 2013
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