Sentences with phrase «cell properties on»

But harvesting requires invasive surgery, and bestowing stem cell properties on adult cells takes a two - step process that can increase the risk of the final cells becoming cancerous.

Not exact matches

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Elsewhere, Philip Ball, an English science writer, reports on research into the mechanical properties of cancer cells.

As one moves up levels of organization — electrons, atoms, molecules, cells, and so on — the properties of each larger whole are given, not merely by the units of which it is composed, but by the new relations among these units.

Lewontin, Rose and Kamin discuss the different levels at which atoms assemble to make molecules, molecules assemble to make cells and so on: «as one moves up a level the properties of each larger whole are given not merely by the units of which it is composed but of the organizing relations between them... these organizing relationships mean that the properties of matter relevant at one level are just inapplicable at other levels» (NG 278).

Some schools allow cell phones and other gadgets on the property, which can be a great comfort to many parents.

It is thought to have significantly increased the number of people on «basic» regime, where they are kept alone in a cell for most of the day and denied any personal property.

It sites two somewhat shorter cell towers on town - owned properties: one on the grounds of Town Hall near the center of the hamlet and another behind the Town Highway Garage on South Mountain Road.

The commission is suggesting that the cell tower be erected on another town - owned property outside the historic district.

In response to an announcement by Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Carmen Fariña on lifting the city's existing ban on cell phones and other electronic devices on school property, UFT President Michael Mulgrew issued a statement supporting the decision.

Most maps, like the still - popular Brodmann's map from 1909, are based on just one property, such as the cells» arrangement.

When those cells were placed on a standard wound assay (for measuring properties like cell migration and proliferation), they moved unusually fast.

Physicist Marshall Stoneham and his colleagues at University College London report they have constructed a specific mechanism based on the properties of so - called G - protein coupled receptors, which project from olfactory cells inside the nose.

What they discovered was that an inflammatory factor known as TGF - beta (transforming growth factor - beta) can give cancer cells properties of immune cells by supplying the surface of the cancer cell with a receptor that normally only exists on the white blood cells that travel through the lymphatic system.

The two proteins have different biochemical properties and recognize different DNA sequences, so these properties create more options for gene - editing,» said Dr. Olson, who holds the Pogue Distinguished Chair in Research on Cardiac Birth Defects, the Robert A. Welch Distinguished Chair in Science, and the Annie and Willie Nelson Professorship in Stem Cell Research.

Designer Linda Loudermilk — a pioneer in environmental fashion whose collection is available at a wide range of boutiques — says she uses eco-friendly fabrics exclusively and adds to the list such exotic sustainable fibers as sea cell (a seaweed - based fiber), soy fiber * (extracted from the residue of soybeans used in the manufacture of tofu), and sasawashi (a linenlike blend of Japanese paper and kumazasa herb with antibacterial properties that «can heal a cut on your leg» — or so Loudermilk claims).

And in related experiments, he made tadpoles grow eyes on their stomachs by changing the electrical properties of cells to mimic those associated with eye formation.

Energy - converting devices like fuel cells being developed to power some types of electric vehicles rely on platinum's catalytic properties to transform

Now, a group of researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City has devised a new drug screen that capitalizes on the tendency of toxic compounds to alter the properties of the lipid bilayer that encases cells.

Further investigation, says Resar, showed that these unusual properties arise from the ability of HMGA1 to turn on several genes involved in the Wnt pathway, a network of proteins necessary for embryonic development and stem cell activity.

I found that culturing cardiac valve cells on synthetic hydrogels preserves their normal properties better than the traditional plastic plates do, and I discovered a signaling pathway connecting the stiffness of the supporting scaffold to the cells» cytoskeletal structure.

Dr. Monteggia's lab focuses on the molecular and cellular bases of neural plasticity, the fundamental property of nerve cells to alter their communication, as they pertains to neuropsychiatric disorders, as well as understanding the mechanisms underlying antidepressant efficacy.

In what may presage an intellectual property battle, Rudolf Jaenisch of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge and Konrad Hochedlinger of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston will be awarded a patent on a technique for turning adult mammalian cells into stem cells that can in principle become any kind of cell in the body.

The researchers also discovered an essential role for the mechanical properties, i.e. the physical stiffness, of the gel in regulating intestinal stem cell behavior, shedding light on how cells are able to sense, process and respond to physical stimuli.

In addition, the bank «will actively recruit» the holders of existing hES cell lines around the world to deposit their cells, Radda says, and will work out intellectual property agreements with cell donors on a case - by - case basis.

A new study, however, provides insights on the cellular mechanisms that might be targeted to help certain stem cells - called human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs)- maintain properties needed to make them clinically useful.

It has issued opinions on controversies such as deriving sperm and eggs from stem cells and on intellectual property and data sharing.

The improved understanding of the role of oxygen vacancies might be the key to produce RRAM cells with reproducible properties on a larger scale.

In recent experiments, precursors of bone and connective tissue cells regenerated on the scaffold, yielding the desired properties for tendon reattachment.

In order for these unspecialized cells to acquire the characteristics that make a leaf cell different from a root cell or a blood cell different from a muscle cell, they must turn on different subsets of genes to produce the proteins responsible for each cell type's distinctive properties.

The Stanford team tested their technology on a custom - made solar absorber — a device that mimics the properties of a solar cell without producing electricity — covered with a micron - scale pattern designed to maximize the capability to dump heat, in the form of infrared light, into space.

Engineers might be able to capitalize on these unique light reflecting properties of single gyroids to produce more efficient solar cells and even new cosmetics and paints.

«When cells land on these surfaces, they will sense the mechanical characteristics of the environments and change their properties correspondingly,» Roein - Peikar said.

More specifically, hemoglobin molecules in red blood cells exhibit different magnetic properties depending on the amount of oxygen they contain.

Now researchers reporting in the Cell Press journal Neuron on July 18 show in a study conducted in rats that even a single exposure to nicotine temporarily changes how the brain's reward system responds to alcohol and increases the reinforcing properties of alcohol via stress hormones.

Now, University of Pennsylvania researchers have revealed how a reduction in mitochondrial DNA content leads human breast cancer cells to take on aggressive, metastatic properties.

If nothing else, the Cellbox experiment should reveal the properties of the cell architecture that depend on Earth's gravitational force — and whether gravity might be a key prerequisite for the existence of multicellular organisms.

Scientists from Queen Mary University of London have shown that stem cell behaviour can be modified by manipulating the nanoscale properties of the material they are grown on — improving the potential of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering as a result.

Still, scientists have been able to piece together some viral histories, based on the fact that the genes of many viruses — such as those that cause herpes and mono — seem to share some properties with cells» own genes.

A defining property of all stem cells is that when they divide into two new cells, they can form both stem cells and differentiated cells (cells on their way to becoming a specific type of tissue).

Phase change materials that change their optical properties depending on the arrangement of the atoms allow for the storage of several bits in a single cell.

The researchers analyzed the exposed cells to determine the effects of fungal exposure on permeability properties and barrier function of the epithelium.

«A microfluidic device that sorts cells based on their mechanical properties could offer cost and labor advantages over current methods and may provide sufficient enrichment to serve as an alternative or additional approach to antibody - based techniques,» Sulchek says.

The curative properties of stem cells may rely on prions, a new study suggests, the type of protein made infamous by mad cow disease.

Established cell lines exhibited several inherent endothelial properties, including the expression of constitutive and inducible levels of endothelial cell adhesion molecules E-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule - 1, and vascular cell adhesion molecule - 1, internalization of acetylated low - density lipoprotein, and formation of loop structures on Matrigel surfaces.

It contains data on the electrical properties of about 300 cortical neurons taken from 36 patients and 3D reconstructions of 100 of those cells, plus gene expression data from 16,000 neurons from three other patients.

The group urged the creation of two central databases: One on stem cell lines in use worldwide and one on intellectual property rights so scientists can readily access information.

Research Focus: My research in the laboratory of Mitchell Kronenberg has concentrated on examining the development and function of Vα14i NKT cells, which are T lymphocytes with a number of unique properties.

Hanahan and Weinberg also elaborate on two «enabling characteristics» — properties of neoplastic cells that facilitate acquisition of hallmark capabilities.

Her PhD research centered on limb lengthening: (1) muscle and joint function; (2) the elastic and viscoelastic properties of tendons; and (3) the histomorphology (cell structure) of lengthened tissue.