Sentences with phrase «hold cells in tissues»

In 2009 he and colleagues published the first paper suggesting that jamming could hold cells in tissues in place, and that an unjamming transition could mobilize some of those cells, a possibility that could have implications for asthma and other diseases.

Not exact matches

Until now, most 2D and 3D in vitro tissue did not beat in harmony and required scaffolding for the cells to hold onto and grow, causing limitations.

As fat cells bulge, the body tries to store glucose in other tissues, including the liver, kidney, heart, muscles, and blood vessels, where the rotting process takes hold.

The breakthrough in using bioprinting for tissue regeneration is the gel used to contain the cells: The mixture must hold the cells in place when they are laid down as well as provide a viable medium where they can be kept alive while they are held in the reservoirs.

Researchers are studying how NK cells recognize cancer cells as abnormal and how other cells, known as regulatory T cells, can command NK cells to hold their fire, in order to prevent them from attacking the body's own tissues.

The mother's T cells, defence cells that destroy foreign tissue, must be held in check if the fetus is to escape harm, scientists reason.

This stunning achievement shows that, contrary to popular belief, the ice crystals that form in frozen tissue do not necessarily damage the cell nuclei that hold genetic material.

«This data allows classification of all human protein - coding genes into those coding for house - hold functions (present in all cells) and those that are tissue - specific genes with highly specialized expression in particular organs and tissues, such as kidney, liver, brain, heart, pancreas.

An MDI Biological Laboratory assistant professor says he has identified processes that underlie how heart tissue regenerates, which in turn holds out hope of finding new drugs that can help the body grow muscle cells and get rid of scar tissue.

Mats Nilsson demonstrated a unique technology to reveal cells harboring specific mutations in tissue sections, while Ruedi Aebersold held an impressive lecture, illustrating about how powerful mass spectrometry provides a basis for for computational analyses, commented moderator Ulf Landegren.

Scientists in Japan said Wednesday they had grown human liver tissue from stem cells in a first that holds promise for alleviating the critical shortage of donor organs.

A wound - healer run amok In the 1970s, a scientist at the University of Geneva in Switzerland discovered cells in healing wounds that seemed to be intermediate in character between fibroblasts, which secrete fibers such as collagen that make up the matrix that holds cells together in tissues, and smooth muscle cells, like those in the intestines and blood vesselIn the 1970s, a scientist at the University of Geneva in Switzerland discovered cells in healing wounds that seemed to be intermediate in character between fibroblasts, which secrete fibers such as collagen that make up the matrix that holds cells together in tissues, and smooth muscle cells, like those in the intestines and blood vesselin Switzerland discovered cells in healing wounds that seemed to be intermediate in character between fibroblasts, which secrete fibers such as collagen that make up the matrix that holds cells together in tissues, and smooth muscle cells, like those in the intestines and blood vesselin healing wounds that seemed to be intermediate in character between fibroblasts, which secrete fibers such as collagen that make up the matrix that holds cells together in tissues, and smooth muscle cells, like those in the intestines and blood vesselin character between fibroblasts, which secrete fibers such as collagen that make up the matrix that holds cells together in tissues, and smooth muscle cells, like those in the intestines and blood vesselin tissues, and smooth muscle cells, like those in the intestines and blood vesselin the intestines and blood vessels.

«Once your fat cells get really full of fat and they can't hold any more, fat winds up going in other tissues, and the liver is the next best place.»

Embryonic stem cells — «pluripotent» cells that can develop into any type of cell in the human body — hold tremendous promise for regenerative medicine, in which damaged organs and tissues can be replaced or repaired.