Sentences with phrase «grow populations of cells»

«What David's group can do is grow populations of cells in a very miniaturized state in ways that they can reach out and talk to each other through tiny channels, but yet they stay distinct,» den Boon says.

Not exact matches

And with 7billion on the planet (and growing), these «young people missing millions from their generation» should be thankful that clusters of cells can be medically removed, preventing unwanted births and (perhaps) even saving the human population from growing to a point of unsustainability.

With 212 million cell phone users in the US — about 75 % of the population — the potential for using mobile phones («mo - phos,» as the kids call them) as a tool to grow your organization's visibility and spread your message is enormous.

Small populations of adult stem cells with somewhat limited developmental potential are responsible for the body's ability to heal injuries and replace worn out cells and tissues, and evidence is growing that rare cancer stem cells are responsible for the uncontrolled growth of some malignant tumors, including glioblastoma.

Tumours grow through a process of Darwinian evolution, where cancer cells develop an advantageous mutation that allows them to survive and multiply, producing a population of cells which can mutate further.

But M. genitalium grows so slowly that a population of cells can take weeks to double.

Tanyi and colleagues made each patient's vaccine by sifting through the patient's own peripheral blood mononuclear cells for suitable precursor cells, and then growing these, in the lab, into a large population of dendritic cells.

As they grow, mutations arise and populations of genetically distinct cells emerge.

Human epidermal equivalents representing different types of skin could also be grown, depending on the source of the stem cells used, and could thus be tailored to study a range of skin conditions and sensitivities in different populations.»

Saatchi, which is owned by France's Publicis Groupe, SA, chose LifeStraw over a field of competitors that included a reusable controller to improve the distribution of IV fluids, a collapsible wheel that can be folded down for easier storage when not in use on bicycles or wheelchairs, an energy - efficient laptop designed for children in developing countries, a 3 - D display that uses special optics and software to project a hologramlike image of patient anatomy for cancer treatment, an inkjet printing system for fabricating tissue scaffolds on which cells can be grown, a visual prosthesis for bypassing a diseased or damaged eye and sending signals directly to the brain, books with embedded sound tracks to help educate illiterate adults on health issues, a phone that provides telecommunications coverage to poor rural populations in developing countries, and a brain - computer interface designed to help paralyzed people communicate via neural signals.

Next steps include examining whether the viral infections play a role in controlling the population of toxic algae and continued studies on the nutrients these cells use to grow.

PCC 7942) and observed marked differences in the levels of specific complexes in cell populations that were grown under nitrogen - depleted conditions.

In Western society the population is growing older, the incidence of chronic disabilities which could be treated by stem cell therapy is steadily rising, and the availability of donor organs is not matching the need.

Developing therapeutic cell populations from human ES cells will be far more demanding: cells will have to be stable, predictable, pure, have proven functionality, be nontumor - forming, and be «scalable» — capable of growing in very large numbers.

The majority of cell lines growing at the permissive temperature (33 °C) underwent an initial population doubling within 48 h.

The researchers also found that another population known as progenitor cells — differentiated daughter cells of stem cells — started to behave like stem cells: They began to live much longer than their usual lifespan of a few days, and they could also generate mini-intestines when grown outside of the body.

However, when coupled with the observation that induced eyes continued to grow throughout the life of the animals (Figure 4D and 4H), these results suggest EFTF - induced eyes contain a self - renewing population of retinal cells in the retinal stem cell niche of the CMZ.

We might be able to use stem cells to produce lots of new sperm and eggs and fertilize them to grow their population.

Some of the long term aims of the studies are (i) to contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms that control cortical development and evolution, (ii) to use the knowledge to grow neural stem cell populations of high purity and viability for therapeutic approaches and (iii) to study how neural stem cells can be activated in vivo.

According to TNS Global, one - third of the world's populations now use a smartphone and interest in Mobile devices such as smartphones, cell phones and tablets is growing rapidly.