That’s a goal for many cardiology researchers working with stem cells. Having a pure population of cardiac muscle cells is essential for avoiding tumor…
This powerful genetic tool – Designer Receptors Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs – allows scientists to selectively, rapidly, reversibly, and…
In a paper published in this week’s issue of the journal Neuron, the scientists report the discovery in the laboratory roundworm C. elegans of a “quality…
In all the centuries that humans have studied chemical reactions, just 36 basic types of reactions have been found. Now, thanks to the work of researchers at…
Scientists at Rice University have trapped bismuth in a nanotube cage to tag stem cells for X-ray tracking.Bismuth is probably best known as the active element…
The study was published this week as the cover article of the journal Science Signaling.The focus of the study was angiomotin, a protein that coordinates cell…
Microneedles are a medium for delivery of influenza vaccine that avoids the pain associated with ordinary hypodermic needles. They are a mere seven tenths of a…
Electron exchange is at the heart of all redox reactions occurring in the natural world, as well as in bioengineered systems: so called 'biolectrochemical…
Spool-like proteins called histones play a crucial role in packaging the nearly seven feet of DNA found in most human cells. A new study shows that a group of…
Proteins are the chief actors in cells, carrying out the duties specified by information encoded in our genes. Most proteins live only two days or less,…
But rather than imposing an exercise regimen to rebuild the worm's body-wall muscles, researchers can bring the wriggle back by stimulating the animal's…
Studying neuropathic pain in humans has major ethical and experimental limitations. The use of alternate mammalian animal models has been the solution for many…
A new study demonstrates just how cancer-resistant Spalax are, and suggests that the adaptations that help these rodents survive in low-oxygen environments…
The antibody recognizes an i blood group antigen present on MSCs in umbilical cord blood, as described in a study published in BioResearch Open Access, a…
A team of researchers from the University of Göttingen in Germany and Yale University (USA) has presented the most comprehensive description and…
Over the years scientists have learned that planarians mount recovery responses that differ depending on the severity of the injury they suffer. For example, a…
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