A study using Super-resolution microscopy reveals that our genome is not regularly packaged and links these packaging differences to stem cell state. A multidisciplinary approach allowed scientists to view and even count, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2015
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Imagine a pair of twins that everyone believed to be estranged, who turn out to be closer than anyone knew. A genetic version of this heartwarming tale might be taking place in our cells. We and other mammals have two copies ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 5, 2015
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When it comes to gene expression - the process by which our DNA provides the recipe used to direct the synthesis of proteins and other molecules that we need for development and survival - scientists have so far studied one ...
Biotechnology
Mar 4, 2015
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A protein that helps embryonic stem cells (ESCs) retain their identity also promotes DNA repair, according to a study in The Journal of Cell Biology. The findings raise the possibility that the protein, Sall4, performs a ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 2, 2015
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Using a comprehensive analysis of RNA expression in different cell types, scientists from the RIKEN-led FANTOM5 consortium have made major strides toward resolving an outstanding mystery in biology. In the work, published ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 12, 2015
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After using optical tweezers to squeeze a tiny bead attached to the outside of a human stem cell, researchers now know how mechanical forces can trigger a key signaling pathway in the cells.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 10, 2015
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Stem cells in early embryos have unlimited potential; they can become any type of cell, and researchers hope to one day harness this rejuvenating power to heal disease and injury. To do so, they must, among other things, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 10, 2014
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Rutgers University Chemistry Associate Professor Ki-Bum Lee has developed patent-pending technology that may overcome one of the critical barriers to harnessing the full therapeutic potential of stem cells.
Biochemistry
Nov 13, 2014
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The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute, through the launch of its repository in 2015, will provide for the first time the largest-ever number of stem cell lines available to the scientific research community. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 22, 2014
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Within almost every human cell is a nucleus six microns in diameter—about one 300th of a human hair's width—that is filled with roughly three meters of DNA. As the instructions for all cell processes, the DNA must be ...
Biotechnology
Oct 9, 2014
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