Sentences with phrase «characteristics of cells»

It also sought to match epigenetic changes and genetic differences to the physical characteristics of each cell type and use this knowledge to understand how these can lead to blood disorders, cancer and other complex diseases.

But the process still takes 30 minutes at its fastest, and an accurate diagnosis depends largely on the morphology or physical characteristics of the cells, which can be damaged in the freezing process.

However, once activated, the HSCs acquire characteristics of another cell type called myofibroblasts, which are characterized by their abundant production of extracellular matrix proteins such as collagen.

To do this, they infected both with the fungus, and then compared the detailed characteristics of their cell walls.

If you imagine the female egg cell (and later, the fertilized egg) as a spherical planet with its own intrinsic biological geography, then certain characteristics of that cell — the location of protein molecules or RNA messages or biochemical traits like pH or even the internal connective structures called microtubules — will be more prominent in certain regions, like one hemisphere as opposed to the other, or near the surface rather than near the core.

Most cells do not divide until they reach a size characteristic of each cell type, and Thomas and his colleagues suspect that S6 kinase helps to regulate that signal.

Mouse embryonic stem cells injected into rat brains express the AHD2 protein marker (yellow) characteristic of cells lost in Parkinson's disease.

They found that cells treated with FGF2 expressed late Purkinje - cell markers and developed structures characteristic of those cells.

A major scientific puzzle has been how and why immature hematopoietic stem cells initially express genes that are characteristic of both cell lineages.

Flow Cytometry is a laser based technology that is used to measure the physical and chemical characteristics of cells.

Make Three - Dimensional Plant and Animal Cell Models A hands - on activity for visual and tactile learners demonstrates the 3 - D characteristics of cells while reinforcing students» knowledge of plant and animal cell structure.

They were also multinucleated — a characteristic of cells about to divide.

Once the characteristics of the cells of the tumor are known, this knowledge can be used to steer the complex system in the right direction.

The key is breakneck reproduction, a characteristic of the cells lining an infant's gut.

In both test cases, CellNet showed that the engineered cells hadn't completely converted, retaining some characteristics of their cells of origin — but pointed to specific genetic tweaks that could be done in the lab to fix the problem.

As the protocol was improved, the stem cell - derived neurons and NPCs better matched the characteristics of the cells from postmortem brains.

The investigators could compare the insulin - producing beta cells from these mice with those from younger, genetically identical mice to examine the characteristics of the cells across the mouse lifespan.