Master regulatory gene of epithelial stem cells identified
...h was lead by Frank McKeon, PhD, professor of cell biology at Harvard Medical School (HMS), shows that p63’s ... Green, MD, the George Higginson professor of cell biology at HMS, to show that p63’s key function was to provide the enhanced potential of stem cells to divid...New knowledge improves rice quality
...rs ago, but, with the recent advances in molecular biology and exciting new areas such as metabolomics (the whole-genome assessment of metabolites), we can do things now that we could only dream about before." During the workshop, the latest research was presented in several new areas, including ...New technique will produce a better chromosome map
...ying genetic sequence, said cell and developmental biology research specialist Dmitri Novikov, who developed ...f the genes themselves." Cell and developmental biology professor and lead investigator Andrew S. Belmont and visiting scientist Igor Kireev, of Moscow Stat...Molecule that destroys bone also protects it, new research shows
...arah L. Gaffen, Ph.D., associate professor of oral biology in the UB School of Dental Medicine and associate professor of microbiology and immunology in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is senior author. Jeffrey J. Yu, a medical student and doctoral candidate who is a researcher working in ...Scientists identify prion's infectious secret
...work for us to begin exploring properties of prion biology that, up until now, have proven difficult to investigate," says Whitehead Member and MIT Professor of Biology Susan Lindquist, senior author on the paper, which will appear in the May 9 online issue of Nature. Proteins are the cell’s workhorses, ...Researchers publish first marsupial genome sequence
...he most complete toolbox possible to explore human biology and improve human health." Marsupials are unique among mammals because their young are born at an extremely early stage of development, attach to their mother's teats and complete their subsequent development while in a protective pouch. This mak...Scientists develope a new model of artificial canine skin
...g out of various lines of research related to skin biology and pathology without the need to use live animals. The basic structure of skin consists of an external layer, the epidermis, and an internal layer, the dermis, separated by a basal membrane. A study of the interactions between the cell populations ...Asexual worm quickly adapts to soil contamination
...disciplines such as ecology, toxicology, molecular biology and evolutionary biology provide insights into the effect of soil pollution at different levels of biological organisation. ...From the deep -- Researchers find new species of sea anemone
...ant professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology at Ohio State University . Daly runs one of the very few laboratories in the world equipped to study sea anemones. "These creatures were so cool simply because we knew that no sea anemone had ever been found on a whale fall," she said. Once a w...Iowa State scientists demonstrate first use of nanotechnology to enter plant cells
... Their breakthrough brings nanotechnology to plant biology and agricultural biotechnology, creating a powerfu...ing in. This gets us inside where we can study the biology per se," Wang said. ...Genome of yellow fever/dengue fever mosquito sequenced
...-virus interaction, to help us understand mosquito biology and reveal new ways to interfere with disease transmission," Tu said. According to the article in Science Express, the general failure to date of conventional disease prevention strategies for most mosquito-borne pathogens provides a strong incent...Study of protein folds offers insight into metabolic evolution
...m and emeritus professor of cell and developmental biology Jay E. Mittenthal. "We are using the techniques of...re applying it to a biochemical problem, a systems biology problem." To get at the roots of protein evolution, the researchers examined metabolic proteins a...Danish researches solve virus puzzle
...n. This interdisciplinary work between physics and biology has been very fruitful and will be published April 3rd in the prestigious scientific journal PNAS, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers have investigated how a virus exploits the machinery of human cells to produce the ...Bones in motion: Brown scientists to create new 3-D X-ray system
...-D," said Elizabeth Brainerd, the Brown University biology professor overseeing development of the new system. "Imagine animated X-ray movies of flying bats or flexing knees. It's very cool technology that is also very important from a biomedical standpoint." The system will be designed and built with a $...Lighting up life: Cold Spring Harbor Protocols presents tips for creating glowing plants
...to a broad range of scientists interested in plant biology and imaging technologies. A second freely accessible article ( http://www.cshprotocols.org/cgi/content/full/2007/3/pdb.prot4674 )—also new to Cold Spring Harbor Protocols this month—describes a procedure for nurturing mammalian cells for studi...Scientists identify pancreatic cancer stem cells
...e cells are highly tumorigenic, which reflects the biology of this cancer." Additionally, the tumors derived from the highly tumorigenic pancreatic cancer cells "appeared remarkably similar to the appearance of tumors taken directly from patients," Simeone said. The purported cancer stem cells produced a ...Stanford-led study closes in on genes that may predispose some people to severe depression
... no response at all," he said. "Understanding the biology would help the search for better treatments." The next phase of the consortium's research is already under way. This phase is an even more detailed look at more than 2,000 individuals to identify specific genes where there are variations that...NIH researchers discover protein that appears to regulate bone mass loss, the cause of osteoporosis
...and colleagues are reporting new insights into the biology of bone loss based on a study of 14 people with a rare genetic disorder called X-linked Hyper IgM Syndrome. X-linked Hyper IgM Syndrome strikes about one in a million American--all males--and is caused by a deficiency in an important immune system ...Noise echoes in cell communications
...tical biology, this collaborative research between biology and computer science faculty at Rutgers-Camden is ... doctoral program in computational and integrative biology on the Camden campus. "We talk about biological problems and apply mathematical principles," says Ma......alter Fitch, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology in the School of Biological Sciences at UCI and co-author of the study. "With a road map of where the strain has migrated, you're more likely to isolate the strain that you should be using to make the vaccine." The study appears this week in the o...