Tag: "process" at biology news

Computational Method Speeds Mapping of Cell Signaling Networks

...ch teams are working on new approaches to make the process faster and easier. One such group, led by Garry N...ion--they "talk" to each other and work in sync to process information. What researchers have lacked are the experimental and computing tools to model entire s...

New insight into regulation of blood stem cells

...tion of blood stem cells and the complex, lifelong process of blood cell formation. A research study publishe...ause loss of genes thought to be critical for this process often results in embryonic death, making it impossible to study the role of the gene of interest in ...

Microbial fuel cell: High yield hydrogen source and wastewater cleaner

...ientist at Ion Power Inc. have developed the first process that enables bacteria to coax four times as much h...eering and an inventor of the MFC, says, "This MFC process is not limited to using only carbohydrate-based biomass for hydrogen production like conventional fe...

Microbial forensics: The next great forensic challenge

...ex, interdependent societies. The nation is in the process of developing a strong microbial forensic program to attribute and prosecute such attacks, and perhaps deter them. The opportunities and challenges facing the new field of microbial forensics will be presented at the 229th National Meeting of the Am...

Buying Time Through Hibernation on Demand

...bsides when a clot forms, which allows the healing process to begin. Exposing a diabetic's clot-resistant wou...e state of biological limbo and then reversing the process at will with no ill effects may sound like science fiction, dozens of documented cases exist of huma...

Anti cancer virotherapy well tolerated in first human administration, research finds

... period of time, devouring the cancer cells in the process by attaching to the cells' ICAM-1 (intercellular adhesion molecule-1) and DAF (decay accelerating factor). This CVA21 technology which has been identified by Professor Shafren and his team to be effective in killing cancer cells, is on-licensed to P...

U-M team recovers ancient whale in Egyptian desert

...bsides when a clot forms, which allows the healing process to begin. Exposing a diabetic's clot-resistant wou...e state of biological limbo and then reversing the process at will with no ill effects may sound like science fiction, dozens of documented cases exist of huma...

Chemicals in tattoo inks need closer scrutiny

...dication of the presence of metals, and are in the process of running more tests to verify the identity of the metals. A number of potential health problems might be stemming from the lack of oversight, according to the researchers. There have been a variety of claims that tattoo inks cause adverse effects ...

Strongest proof yet found for prion hypothesis

...e samples were diluted over and over again and the process repeated, until the only remaining prions were tho...ypothesis completely is to be able to produce this process in vitro in the absence of living cells and thus rule out the presence of a virus," said Claudio Sot...

Love's all in the brain: fMRI study shows strong, lateralized reward, not sex, drive

... participant but many years for the researchers to process and interpret the data, also found a "fascinating continuity between human romantic love and the physiological expressions of attraction in other animals. Other scientists," she said, "have reported that expressions of attraction in a female prairie ...

To control germs, scientists deploy tiny agents provocateurs

...uously exchanging small molecules and peptides - a process known as quorum sensing. Past a certain density threshold, the colonies unite to initiate group behaviors, such as biofilm formation. Attempting to manipulate quorum sensing in both plant and animal bacteria, Blackwell and her team are designing new...

First frozen egg baby born in Canada

...g freezing is useful for a number of reasons. "The process enables young women diagnosed with cancer to preserve their fertility before undergoing chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which can cause infertility and premature menopause," says Dr. Lucy Gilbert, Director of Gynecological Oncology at the MUHC. Over t...

Silence the gene, save the cell: RNA interference as promising therapy for ALS

...ference is part of a complex cellular housekeeping process that protects cells from invading viruses or other genetic threats. It works by interrupting messenger RNA as it transfers the genetic code for a protein from the nucleus to the site in the cell where the protein is synthesized. To trigger RNA inter...

Scientists identify genetic pathways essential to RNA interference

...(MGH) has identified 80 new genes essential to the process of RNA interference (RNAi), a powerful new researc...ing genes in plants or animals. They used the RNAi process itself to find new genes that participate in the gene-silencing mechanism, which someday may help to...

Brain-mapping technique aids understanding of sleep, wakefulness

...awake and moving around, you tend to stay awake, a process called activity induced consolidation of wakefulness. Some neurons in the basal forebrain produce the chemical acetylcholine. These cells are very active during wakefulness when an animal or human is aroused and attentive. Previous studies have show...

Protein That Promotes Survival Of Stem Cells Might Be Key To Poor Leukemia Prognosis

...e task of making huge numbers of blood cells. This process is extremely important during the initial development of the blood system before birth. Expression of Mc1-1 is also crucial for maintaining blood cells throughout life as red and white cells and platelets die and must be replaced. HSCs are also neede...

Revolutionary nanotechnology illuminates brain cells at work

...ing with the chemical, which is then visible via a process known as fluorescence resonance energy transfer, o...ming years, such as the role of glial cells in the process of glutamate removal from the synaptic cleft. It's fascinating to see a tool that we are using in pl...

White Blood Cell 'Waste Disposal' System Plays Critical Regulatory Role

... in the March issue of Immunity, suggests that the process for disposal of dying neutrophils is actively linked to neutrophil production. A clear understanding of the processes that control neutrophil turnover may contribute to the development of future therapeutics for conditions characterized by abnormal n...

Some Brain Cells 'Change Channels' To Fine-tune The Message

...her charged atoms that then keep the communication process going. In the cells in the cerebellum, a channel made of proteins called AMPA receptors, built from subunits called GluR3 and GluR4, is usually found at the synapse. If the cells are shocked with an electric current, within minutes the channels are ...

Emergence of cancer as major cause of childhood death in developing countries is not being adequately addressed

... of the most effective strategies is a cooperative process between institutions, called twinning, which is already in place in Central and South America, Africa and Southeast Asia, thanks to the efforts of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology, several institutions in Europe and St. Jude Children’s...

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