New Cell Analysis System Boasts Fully Automated Reading and Imaging Features

05/14/2013 22:19:30

A powerful new cell analysis system enables simultaneous detection and microscopic analysis of samples in microplates or microscope slices while automatically controlling temperature, shaking, and gas flow.... ...

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New mechanism discovered in meiosis

05/14/2013 22:19:02

The Research Group headed by molecular biologist Andrea Pichler from the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg has made an important discovery in meiosis research.... ...

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Reprogramming Fibroblasts into Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells May Lead to Cure for Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebral Palsy

05/14/2013 22:18:50

Working with mouse tissues, investigators have developed a method for converting skin or lung fibroblasts into fully functional oligodendrocytes, the type of cell responsible for myelinating the neurons of the brain and which are lost in myelin disorders such as multiple sclerosis and cerebral palsy.... ...

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Researchers develop new technique to track cell interactions in living bodies

05/14/2013 22:18:34

Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a new technique to see how different types of cells interact in a living mouse. The process uses light-emitting proteins that glow when two types of cells come close together.... ...

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Scientists identify critical link In mammalian odour detection

05/14/2013 22:18:27

Researchers at the Monell Center and collaborators have identified a protein that is critical to the ability of mammals to smell. Mice engineered to be lacking the Ggamma13 protein in their olfactory receptors were functionally anosmic ¡§C unable to smell.... ...

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Silencing the HMGA1 Gene Blocks Metastasis in Breast Cancer

05/14/2013 22:18:02

Blocking the activity of the protein encoded by the HMGA1 (high mobility group A1) gene in breast cancer cells renders them less aggressive and diminishes their ability to metastasize.... ...

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T cells rely on "rheostat" to help ensure that the immune response matches the threat

05/14/2013 22:16:55

A properly functioning immune system is a lesson in balance, providing protection against disease without attacking healthy tissue.... ...

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High-Performance Calorimeter Enables Superior Materials Analysis and Development

05/14/2013 19:28:11

A new, simple-to-operate, differential scanning calorimeter incorporates new technology designed to offer high sensitivity and resolution required for materials characterization in R&D and quality control applications for areas such as pharmaceuticals, polymers, etc.... ...

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The many faces of the bacterial defence system

05/14/2013 19:27:02

Even bacteria have a kind of "immune system" they use to defend themselves against unwanted intruders ¡§C in their case, viruses.... ...

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Identification of stem cells' two separate roles raises possibility of therapies that could inhibit fat formation, promote muscle repair

05/14/2013 19:26:51

Many diseases ¡¡ìC obesity, Type 2 diabetes, muscular dystrophy ¡¡ìC are associated with fat accumulation in muscle. In essence, fat replacement causes the muscles to weaken and degenerate.... ...

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