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Cell sacrifices for the common good
During dividing cells there is a random molecular process that allows some cells to self-destruct for the common good, thereby improving the condition of the surviving c…
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Why is it different from yeast cells?
The relationship between mother and child can be very difficult to understand. Why can mother and daughter be so different? Northwestern research shows how this can happ…
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Can create life!
DNA is like a guide to biological life. Each species has a unique set of instructions, ie genes. Long ago, the home
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Create germ cells to treat 10 difficult to treat disorders
Harvard scientists have just created germ cells for 10 genetic disorders. This allows you to look at the diseases that develop in a lab dish. This achievement, using a n…
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Japan creates stem cells from wisdom teeth
Japanese scientists announced yesterday that they have created stem cells from human wisdom teeth ...
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Color of insects with anti-cancer drugs and tropical diseases
According to researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, the beetle-colored beetles or butterfly-colored larvae may signal chemical compounds t…
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The imaging system sheds light on the origin of cancer
MIT biologists have developed a descriptive system that allows cells to undergo a certain mutation.
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Black gold from Silicon Valley
Hidro, fuel cells, electric cars - other options to replace oil are urgently sought. But they all have drawbacks. Many Silicon Valley young businesses are using genetica…
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Laser knives kill every cancer cell
The type of laser knife invented by engineers at the University of Texas (USA) allows doctors to target individual cells, precisely removing the tumor without damaging t…
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Single-celled organisms also have communication systems
When it comes to cellular communication networks, a primitive single-celled bacterium called Monosiga brevicollis outperforms animals with billions of cells. Researchers…
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The basis of communication between cells within the choanoflagellate
What are the common characteristics of a cell and a cell-structure choanoflagellate? Definitely more than what we can know. A new study of the choanoflagellate genome sh…
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The process of molecular formation determines protein function
The Virginia Tech team is led by two biochemical graduate students, isolating proteins responsible for the formation of iron-sulfur groups, while observing the necessary…
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Deep sea creatures provide clues to the evolution of humanity
Studying the genome of a marine creature by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego brings a new light source to expl…
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Strange proteins of organisms like harsh environments
Recently scientists have clarified the life of bacteria in harsh environments. Research by Professor Peter Golyshin of Bangor University, with an international research…
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Perfect vision but blind
Mammals have two types of light-sensitive organs in the retina. They are cone and rod cells, all needed to receive the image of the surrounding environment. However, res…