Every organ in the body is capable, to some extent, of repairing itself after an injury. As part of this process, scar tissue forms and then recedes to make room for normal tissue when healing is complete.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 11, 2019
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The dream of tissue engineering is a computer-controlled manufacturing of complex and functional human tissue for potential organ regeneration or replacement.
Biotechnology
Dec 6, 2019
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A three-dimensional computer model enables scientists to quickly determine which genes are active in which cells, and their precise location within an organ. A team led by Nikolaus Rajewsky, Berlin, and Nir Friedman, Jerusalem, ...
Biotechnology
Nov 20, 2019
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Scientists have discovered a way to manipulate the body's own immune response to boost tissue repair. The findings, published in Current Biology today, reveal a new network of protective factors to shield cells against damage. ...
Biochemistry
Nov 18, 2019
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Research by the University of Southampton into a new way of testing drugs could significantly reduce the need for laboratory animals.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 7, 2019
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How variable are gene transcripts and proteins, the molecules of life, across the tissues and organs of the human body? Furthermore, how variable are they within the same tissue type from different people? Understanding this ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 1, 2019
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Stem cells of the teeth can contribute to the regeneration of non-dental organs, namely mammary glands. According to a new study from researchers at the University of Zurich, dental epithelial stem cells from mice can generate ...
Biotechnology
Oct 31, 2019
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Tissue patterning is an important process during embryo formation, as well in adult tissue, which ensures that groups of cells are correctly arranged to allow them to function properly. Many studies have attempted to understand ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 23, 2019
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A biomimetic blood vessel was fabricated using a modified 3-D cell printing technique and bioinks, which were formulated from smooth muscle cells from a human aorta and endothelial cells from an umbilical vein. The result ...
General Physics
Oct 22, 2019
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We are in the midst of a fascinating journey to understand the cellular phenotypes that compose human bodies and how the human genome is used to build and maintain each cell. "To catalog our human cell types, to understand ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 15, 2019
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