Stem
cell researchers performed a laboratory feat this year that was once deemed unthinkable: the artificial creation of egg cells.
Not exact matches
The
researchers have designed a custom integrated circuit to
perform these measurements, in which an artificial
cell membrane and ion channel are attached directly to the surface of the amplifier chip.
After having conducted a large - scale study
performed on
cells from the umbilical cords of 204 newborns, the
researchers from UNIGE demonstrate that DNA methylation may play both a passive and active role in gene regulation.
The
researchers performed further experiments in the mice to look for differences in the affected brain
cells and the circuits in which they were connected.
Team leader Jonathan Dimmock, a medicinal chemistry
researcher in the U of S College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, explained their compounds work by interacting with thiols, naturally occurring chemicals that
perform several roles in
cells.
«Protein isolated from baker's yeast shows potential against leukemia
cells:
Researchers performed in vitro trials to test the effect of L - asparaginase on acute lymphoblastic leukemia
cells and published the results in Scientific Reports.»
By assessing the survival of the
cells that engulf the particles and measuring the levels of red or green light that they emitted, the
researchers determined which formulation of particles
performed best, then tested that formulation in mice with human brain cancer derived from their patients.
The
researchers performed genome - wide analysis of nasal epithelial
cells collected from children experiencing acute asthma exacerbation.
In a study to be published in Psychological Science,
researchers from Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen demonstrate that brain
cells in what is called the mirror system help people make sense of the actions they see other people
perform in everyday life.
The
researchers performed a literature search of MEDLINE, EMBASE and PsycINFO databases and also manually searched reference lists for original, randomized, controlled trials on animals that examined the association between IVD stem
cell transplant and the change of disc height.
The
researchers will measure phthalates in the men's urine sample, then
perform DNA methylation analyses on sperm
cells and look for a statistical association between these measures as well as sperm quality and embryo development.
To validate their computer modeling predictions,
researchers performed experiments in human cancer
cell lines, mouse liver samples and primary human hepatocytes.
After other
researchers reported that bone marrow stem
cell therapy led to a modest but promising 5 percent improvement in the regeneration of sensory nerve fibers in rats with spinal cord injuries, he
performed a critical reality check.
The study is mainly based on tests
performed on mice, but the
researchers decided to examine whether the same mechanism can be found in human
cells.
The
researchers plan to
perform further tests on lab animals to assess the fake
cells» long - term health effects before running clinical trials.
For this study,
researchers studied four solar
cells with different selenium contents — and corresponding changes in crystal structure — and learned that the one with the highest level of selenium did not
perform well.
Researchers don't know exactly how the stem
cells work, but they assume they are
performing nerve repair.
The
researchers also successfully
performed tests with a four -
cell insert, to prove more
cell types could be used simultaneously.
Antoine E. Karnoub, another
researcher at Whitehead,
performs experiments on living human and mouse
cells that are kept in a freezer packed with liquid nitrogen.
Using this, the
researchers performed 3D super-resolution imaging of stained structures in the
cells, and combined it with 3D label - free phase imaging.
With new techniques involving stem
cells, gene therapy, and tiny electronics,
researchers are getting ready to
perform that medical miracle.
In an effort to further define the importance of GATA - 3,
researchers at the University of North Carolina have traced how the protein
performs important functions in CD8 + T -
cell type of the immune system.
To determine the genetic basis for his exceptional response,
researchers at the Dana - Farber Cancer Institute, Stanford University, Brigham and Women's Hospital and elsewhere
performed targeted and whole - exome sequencing on his leukemic
cells.
The
researchers performed lab experiments on
cells derived from a cervical cancer and found that when DOHH is blocked, a protein known as eIF5A fails to mature.
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Oncogene used next - generation sequencing technologies to
perform the most detailed DNA - based analysis to date of 25 commonly used bladder cancer
cell lines, allowing
researchers to match patient tumors with their closest genetic
cell line match, and demonstrated genetic alterations that may make
cells more or less sensitive to common therapies.
Using biopsies of the patients» tumors collected before the start of treatment and at the time patients developed resistance, the
researchers performed large - scale genomic analyses to search for mutations specific to the cancer
cells in all of each patient's 20,000 genes.
Now, a team led by
researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that astrocytes, which
perform many indispensable functions in the brain, can take on a villainous character, destroying nerve
cells and likely driving many neurodegenerative diseases.
The experiments
performed by postdoctoral
researcher Dr Xu revealed that BET inhibitors principally act to kill cancer
cells through the process of apoptosis, or programmed
cell death.
Two teams of
researchers have found different ways to
perform the same biological identity swap: turning skin
cells into neurons.
The
researchers used a 2 - photon photolysis technique that can be
performed in vivo, together with imaging, to manipulate and monitor neuronal activity at single -
cell resolution.
For example, when the
researchers tested how the tissue responded to certain drugs that impair fetal heart
cells but not adult heart
cells, the micro heart muscle
performed more like adult heart tissue.
An interdisciplinary cooperation of biologists and physicists including Heidelberg
researcher Prof. Dr Ulrich Schwarz now succeeded in
performing high - resolution measurements of
cell forces using light to switch them on and off in a controlled manner.
While the research reported in this paper manipulated pluripotent mouse
cells, the
researchers have moved ahead in
performing similar studies with human stem
cells and achieved comparable types of results with the microparticle delivery approaches.
More important, with the capacity to rotate large numbers of
cells in parallel,
researchers will be able to
perform high - throughput single -
cell studies.»
The
researchers performed genomewide classification of neuronal ecRNAs and showed ecRNA species are generated from genes that are vital for nerve
cell responses to stimulation.
When the
researchers performed a similar experiment with precursors of bone building
cells, the precursors boosted their production of RANK ligand, the group reports in the February Journal of Clinical Investigation.
While mass cytometry offers a powerful and highly multiplexed method for profiling single
cells, there are various technical considerations for
researchers wanting to
perform a mass cytometry assay for the first time, or at a more advanced level.
Immune
cells that specialize in defending these areas may get some prompting from IL - 34, the
researchers speculate, but the numbers of these
cells were not significantly reduced when IL - 34 was knocked out, suggesting that other molecules can
perform the same function for those
cells.
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Researchers had previously mapped the physical structure of RNAPII, but not how various parts of the enzyme work with other proteins within the
cell to
perform vital functions.
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cells prevent suicide
Researchers have shown that a mysterious protein, crucial to the survival of
cells throughout the body, is able to form a channel through the internal membranes of
cells, and thus may
perform the vital function of selectively passing atoms or electrically charged ions between the
cell's compartments.
The construction phase of I - Stem has resulted in a work
performed by a sociology lecturer and
researcher in Evry, Dr Philippe Brunet, published under the title: «The trial of technoscientific work in biotechnology: the case of the Stem
Cell Institute.»
That was actually a concern: The drug
performed so well in
cell cultures that the
researchers assumed it would blindly kill mammalian
cells along with bacteria.
Researchers performed ES
cell cultures, RNA preparations and validated microarray data: IA KA NB PYB MXD MG EK SL MR AR MPS MT. Results were discussed among all Consortium partners.
Researchers have identified a protein that must be present in order for mammary stem
cells to
perform their normal functions.
The
researchers performed a series of experiments to identify the role of these fat
cells as major mediators of ovarian cancer metastasis.
For the purpose of this study,
researchers used
cells that model gum tissue and discovered that isolated wine polyphenols (p - coumaric and caffeic acid)
performed much better than extract and grape seed on decreasing * the ability of bacteria to stick to gums and teeth.
Although abundant animal and
cell studies indicate the strong anti-cancer effects of these two compounds,
researchers have called for more clinical studies to be
performed in order to discover the most effective ways of using them.
Since these experiments were only
performed on cancer
cells in test tubes, the
researchers took the next step and ran tests on breast cancer tumors in live mice.
Lead
researcher Rui Hai Liu, Ph.D., used the CAA assay to determine that Wild Blueberries
performed better in
cells than cranberries, apples and both red and green grapes.