Sentences with phrase «few cell lines»

Scientists worry that too few cell lines will be available to fully determine the potential of the cells.

Not exact matches

Newborns typically have loose junctures between the cells of the stomach lining, so during the first few months of life, these junctures grow tighter as your baby's protective tummy barrier matures.

That was the dogma until a few years ago, when a group at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston discovered stem cells tucked away in the protective lining of the ovary that mature into fresh eggs.

In these instances, the committee says, the use of existing embryonic cell lines derived from embryos fewer than 14 days old should be considered before resorting to the use of cells taken from surplus in vitro fertilization embryos fewer than 14 days old.

Apart from patient testimonials and a few preliminary studies in tumor cell lines and in mice, critics say, there is no evidence of the safety or efficacy of the compound, popularly known as the «cancer pill» or «fosfo.»

One cell line produced ten times more than any of the others, most produced very few, and some produced none at all.

It performs this critical service in embryonic development, growing organisms and in a few specialized adult cell lines, including stem cells.

Apart from a few studies in mouse models and in cell lines, there is no laboratory evidence that synthetic phosphoethanolamine works as a cancer drug.

«That means each line we print contains only a few cells.

Strangely, the Jubilee line had the fewest Penicillium cells from which penicillin is produced — though it is one of the most common fungal species in the outside air.

Furthermore, stem - cell lines from mice begin to lose their ability to produce many types of cells after as few as 20 generations, and researchers assume the same will prove true for stem cells from humans.

However, more than 90 percent of the cell lines had a strong dependency on at least one of a set of 76 genes, suggesting that many cancers rely on a relatively few genes and pathways.

Over the next few months, Wilmut's team confirmed that Dolly was a clone of the mammary cell line, and wrote up the results.

The basic components of the mammary gland are the alveoli (hollow cavities, a few millimetres large) lined with milk - secreting cuboidal cells and surrounded by myoepithelial cells.

Compared with the early - passage versions, five of the nine late - passage cell lines had either extra or fewer copies of at least one section of DNA.

Only a few laboratories in the world are attempting this technique in human stem cell research and, thus far, no human stem cell lines have been derived using this method.

SCNT requires a large number of eggs and produces very few stem cell lines.

With the recent announcement that a first - line immunotherapy trial for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is positive for survival improvement, I can see the standard of care for lung cancer patients radically changing over the next few years.

Labs that derive new human embryonic stem cell lines are few, partly because they can not get financial support from federal sources.

Figure 2 (middle line) shows that 50 nmol kahweol induced apoptosis in a small percentage of cells but this effect did not seem to be endothelial cell specific, since only few apoptotic nuclei corresponded to endothelial cells.

Since 2001, the United States has banned federal funding for research on all but a few lines of embryonic cells.

As researchers look ahead to potential clinical trials with stem cells, it is becoming apparent that few, if any, of these lines will have any therapeutic value, in part because they were grown along with «feeder» cells from mice.

As a general rule, work with cancer cell lines is an easy and cheap way to investigate biological concepts, test drugs and validate methods, mainly because cell lines are cheap compared to animal research, readily available, easy to grow, and there are few concerns around ethics and informed consent.

A few years back, scientists found that high - fiber foods «bang up against the cells lining the gastrointestinal tract, rupturing their outer covering» which «increases the level of lubricating mucus.»

Hey, if you're standing in line somewhere, might as well chat up a few singles on your cell phone

When calling your online date for the first few times, use a cell phone or a pay phone instead of using you home line.

This might include rent / mortgage, electricity, cell phone, internet, property taxes, car payments, a line of credit, and credit card payment deadlines to name a few.

In order to cross the finishing line in style, and with all your limbs and at least a few of your brain cells still functioning, you have to give yourself a chance to recuperate.

It takes nothing more than a few dozen lines of Python to convert this into the 8000 cell format that ccc - gistemp uses for its step5mask.

Modern consumers, like Millennials, could come to Quotacy.com and get a term life insurance quote and apply in just a few minutes — less time than waiting in line at a cell phone provider retail store.