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Wisconsin scientists grow critical nerve cells

...ment in the body from the wiggling of a toe to the rolling of an eyeball. The new development could one day help victims of spinal-cord injuries, or pave the way for novel treatments of degenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. With healthy cells g...

The biggest family tree ever

...race his family to a time "when the crusaders were rolling through the Middle East." Many people conduct genealogical research, said Cusanovich, a UA professor of biochemistry and molecular biophysics and a professor in BIO5. "If you ask around here, you find that every tenth person is building a little fami...

Natural Killers Could Lead to New Hepatitis Treatments

...rom the kind of classical mechanism of lymphocytes rolling through vessels with the blood flow and when they are activated coming to a stop and then crossing through vessel walls in response to a signal.?/p> The researchers observed that the roving NKT cells stopped their movement when alerted by a forei...

Otter adaptations: How do otters remain sleek and warm

...into their fur while grooming, and their energetic rolling catches air in their fur. "The air insulates like a down jacket," explains Weisel. A common otter behavior, next to their playfulness, is their constant grooming. This behavior is another important aspect of an otter's heat-sparing abilities. In add...

Genome Sequence for Haemophilus Influenzae Completed

...into their fur while grooming, and their energetic rolling catches air in their fur. "The air insulates like a down jacket," explains Weisel. A common otter behavior, next to their playfulness, is their constant grooming. This behavior is another important aspect of an otter's heat-sparing abilities. In add...

Magnetism and mimicry of nature hold hope for better medicine, environmental safety

...ic particles into the droplets keeps the ball from rolling off the surface. This allows for the fluids to be controlled through exerting magnetic force, and moved with extreme precision across the tips of nanowires, which are only about 200 atoms in diameter and less than a hundredth of the width of a huma...

Smooth sailing: 'cruise ship virus' tackled by UH, Baylor College of Medicine

...n sailing the seven seas, when your stomach starts rolling worse than the waves. Before you know it, nausea and vomiting have replaced shuffle board and sun-bathing. Unfortunately, it's a scenario that's becoming increasingly common on cruise ships. So common, in fact, that the National Institutes of H...