Location: Cambridge, United States
Living cells are bombarded with messages from the outside world -- hormones
and other chemicals tell them to grow, migrate, die or do nothing. Inside the
cell, complex signaling networks interpret these cues and make life-and-death...
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Location: Marseilles, United States
The life of a cell is not governed only by the biochemistry and genetics. The mechanics also say. A team of physicists from the Institute Fresnel1 in Marseilles, and biologists from the Institute of Developmental Biology of
Marseille-Luminy...
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Location: Montreal, Canada
We knew that reducing the intake of calories, for example because of the
reduction of the amount sugar ingested, could prolong life. According to a new
study by researchers at the University of Montreal whose results are published
in the...
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Location: COLUMBUS, United States
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists have determined that a specific gene plays a role
in the weight-gain response to a high-fat diet.
The finding in an animal study suggests that blocking this gene could one day
be a therapeutic...
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Location: Florida, United States
Algae is a livid green giveaway of nutrient pollution in a lake. Scientists would love to reproduce that action in tiny particles that would turn different colors if exposed to biological weapons, food spoilage or signs of poor health in the...
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Location: UT Southwestern Medical Center, United States
Tiny strands of genetic material called RNA – a chemical cousin of DNA – are
emerging as major players in gene regulation, the process inside cells that
drives all biology and that scientists seek to control in order to fight
disease....
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Location: UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, United States
Environmentally friendly hydrogen gas fueled vehicles can
dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the country’s dependence
on sources of fossil fuel. Though several hydrogen vehicles exist on the market...
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Location: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States
Researchers from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have identified a key molecular mechanism
that may account for the development of cystic fibrosis, which about 1 in 3000...
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Location: University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States
Denizens of oceans, lakes and even wet soil, diatoms are unicellular algae
that encase themselves in intricately patterned, glass-like shells. Curiously,
these tiny phytoplankton could be harboring the next big breakthrough in
computer...
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Location: University of Illinois, United States
Researchers at the University
of Illinois have found a simple solution to a problem that has plagued
scientists for decades: the tendency of...
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Location: Northwestern University, United States
Many researchers have tried to create a mathematical model of how cells pack
together to form tissue, but most models have many different complicated factors
and no model is universal.
Researchers at
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Location: Purdue University, and University of Texas at Austin, United States
The crystal structure of a molecule from a primitive fungus has served as a
time machine to show researchers more about the evolution of life from the
simple to the complex.
By studying the three-dimensional version of the fungus...
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Location: Washington University, St. Louis, United States
Jupiter’s moon Europa is just as far away as ever, but new research is
bringing scientists closer to being able to explore its tantalizing ice-covered
ocean and determine its potential for harboring life.
“We’ve learned a lot about...
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Location: Rice University, United States
What is the fundamental creative force behind life on Earth" It's a
question that has vexed mankind for millennia, and thanks to theory and almost a
year's worth of number-crunching on a supercomputer,
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Location: University of Washington, United States
Scientists since the early '90s have seen the potential for cleaning up contaminated sites by growing plants able to take up nasty groundwater pollutants through their roots. Then the plants break certain kinds of pollutants into harmless...
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Location: Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Scientists at Newcastle University have
developed a cancer fighting technology which uses UV light to activate
antibodies which very...
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Location: 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3996, United States
Researchers report the most complete list so far
of the proteins present in the cerebral cortex – the outermost layer of the
brain that plays a central role in memory, language, cognition, and
consciousness. The cerebral cortex is also the...
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