Science news articles about 'threshold level'

... high or low blood glucose levels. The researchers believe that these genes actually affect the threshold level of glucose in the bloodstream, which triggers the secretion of insulin. The higher the ...

... 's healthy cells. The researchers identified a precise threshold level of the signaling molecule Myc that determined ... immune system in mice. Above the threshold, high levels of Myc drove immune cells ...

... rapid target gene expression when bacterial cell density reaches a threshold level, exerting its effect through RNAIII. Phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs), which play an important role in the ...

... chronic pancreatitis, new evidence indicates that a threshold of five or more drinks per day is required ... pancreatitis from alcohol consumption occurs above a threshold level, while risk due to smoking ...

... of a released signal and then change their behavior when the signal concentration exceeds a threshold level. Traditionally, quorum sensing is thought to help microorganisms to coordinate processes ...

... showed people sought variety as long as others' choice of the same item did not achieve a threshold level of group unanimity. "However, when others' choice of an alternative reaches 30 percent or so, ...