Science news articles about 'cells work'

  • Molecular motors in cells work together, study shows

    ... mobility and the ability of cells to transport internal cargo, work together and in close coordination, according to a new ... as a model to study how molecular motors in most types of cells work to move internal cargo, such as organelles ...
  • How the brain cell works: A dive into its inner network

    ... ," says Chiba, principal investigator of this project. "Knowing how our cells work will improve medicine. Most importantly, we will gain ... , my team is working in the 'jungle' of the molecules of life within the living cells," Chiba says. "This is a new ...
  • Device made of DNA inserted into bacterial cell works like a diagnostic computer

    A biological device made of DNA inserted into a bacterial cell works like a tiny diagnostic computer.
  • MicroRNAs appear essential for retinal health

    ... were considered to be little more than scraps floating around the cell’s working genetic machinery. “MicroRNAs are behaving ... . Structurally, the retinas initially appeared normal, but the cells progressively became disorganized, followed by widespread ...
  • Virus mimics human protein to hijack cell division machinery

    ... . Uncontrolled cell proliferation can lead to cancer and other disorders. One of the most important cellular control mechanisms works ... patients. At the same time, we're learning about how the cell works, which has implications for patients that don't ...
  • Magnet Lab researchers make observing cell functions easier

    ... cell -- a key to understanding how different proteins and enzymes (the biomolecules that cause chemical reactions) work ... grow and divide. Knowing how cells work together can help researchers learn a great deal ... can observe live cell dynamics for longer periods of time. The paper describing their work, “Improving ...
  • Carnegie Mellon engineering researchers automate analysis of protein patterns

    ... patterns with a high degree of accuracy. They pointed to their work as a strong indication that automated analysis of the whole ... will enable a much better understanding of how these cells work and could ultimately advance the detection and diagnosis of serious ...
  • Embryonic pathway delivers stem cell traits

    ... expression is restricted to mesoderm and mesoderm-derived cells when they are in an undifferentiated state, and its expression disappears once ... , their properties were very similar to the EMT-induced cells. Working with Kornelia Polyak of Dana-Farber ...
  • Major 'Missed' Biochemical Pathway Emerges As Important In Virtually All Cells

    ... compelling evidence that the nitric oxide system in cells is very broad-based and important, resembling ... -studied system of phosphorylation. The findings may offer new insights into how cells work and the basis of many diseases ...
  • Researchers demonstrate 'avalanche effect' in solar cells

    ... . The creation of these free electrons ensures that the solar cell works and can provide power. The more electrons released, the higher the output of the solar cell. In some semiconducting nanocrystals, however, one photon can release ...
  • Geisinger study: Inflammatory disease causes blindness

    ... with the disease. The Geisinger study found that patients with giant cells are far more prone to blindness compared to patients ... , thighs and neck. "We need to learn more about how these giant cells work so we can limit the effects of this disease ...
  • Cooler fuel cells

    Layered electrolyte keeps solid oxide fuel cells working near room temperature
  • Scientists use old enemy to K.O. cancer

    ... of defence using ruthenium as a catalyst to a reaction which stops cells developing the anti-oxidant chemical glutathione ... glutathione – thus destroying the cancer-infected cell. "Working with colleagues in Edinburgh University and Oncosense ...
  • How daughter is different from mother in yeast cells

    ... awry in cancer cells and how human stem cells and germ cells work. The fundamental mechanisms ... to grow up. The key to the researchers' discovery of how this differentiation works is the gene regulator Ace2, a protein that directly ...
  • Drug/radiation combo may help shrink established tumors

    ... . The immune system's tumor-fighting T cells work best when maximally activated. Scientists have achieved this by blocking molecules that dampen the cells' activation, or by removing a population of regulatory T ... ability of tumor-specific T cells. But neither approach has worked well in patients with established ...

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