However, based on the ability
of cell extracts that are defective in two different TFIIH components (XPD and XPB) to complement NER activity in vitro [26], it is likely that TFIIH (or its components) can either multimerise or exchange at least during the NER reaction.
Working in the dim light of an abandoned laboratory, a trainee technician with trembling hands embeds the DNA of a captured alien inside the nucleus
of a cell extracted from the professor's own brain, and the first of a squadron of Square Avengers is spawned.
Not exact matches
The process is fairly simple:
Extract the
cell's DNA, measure its carbon - 14 levels with a tool called a mass spectrometer, and check the result against tables
of carbon - 14 decay in the period since 1963.
In clinical trials the treatment — which involves
extracting individual patients» immune T -
cells, modifying them to seek out tell - tale biological markers associated with blood cancers like aggressive lymphoma, and then pumping those modified killer
cells back into the body — has shown major promise, in some cases eliminating all signs
of the cancer in patients six months after treatment.
This new kind
of approach to fighting blood cancers is truly personalized; immune T -
cells are
extracted from patients, genetically tinkered to home in on an destroy cancerous
cells, multiplied in a lab, and then jolted back into the patient's body within about two weeks.
So even if a tumor is surgically removed, it is difficult to
extract every cancerous
cell; any left behind will result in the growth
of a new tumor.
Extracts from this garlic even protected
cells in a laboratory dish from certain types
of damage.13 This isn't really surprising when you consider the nutritional changes that typically occur in plants when they sprout.
Typically, 70 to 75 percent
of the
extracted cell liquid, mostly water, will be replaced by sugar, while shape, color and a good portion
of the flavor will be preserved.
In a lab study, an
extract of the leaves stopped the growth and progression
of prostate cancer
cells by up to 75 % in mice.
Ohly offers a wide range
of products such as yeast
extracts, inactive dry yeast, special vitamin yeast, yeast
cell wall derivatives, medical yeast and autolysed yeast, based on bakers and / or Torula yeast, as well as wine yeast, specialty powders and starter cultures.
Yeast
extract gives us lots
of health benefits to our healthy lifestyle such as: rich source
of B vitamins, B vitamins are all involved in the metabolism
of carbohydrates, fats and proteins into usable energy, but some are also important for digestion, immunity and red blood
cell production within bone marrow.
It also has soy
extracts which are rich in phospholipids which are necessary for skin development and for every
cell as the
cell cover is made
of phospholipids.
We
extract the DNA from the cheek
cells and use it to create a series
of 32 numbers that are unique to that donor.
Buddleja stem
cell also helps prevent future signs
of aging while the disodium acetyl glucosamine phosphate and fermented red ginseng
extract help to restore elasticity, firmness, and moisture to skin.
He also found
cells of D. audaxviator, a bacterium that made up 99.9 %
of the organisms he recovered from one
of the filters used to
extract water from rock fractures deep in the mines.
The researchers collected samples
of indoor dust from 11 homes in North Carolina and tested
extracts from the samples in a mouse pre-adipocyte
cell model, 3T3 - L1
cells, often used to test compounds for potential effects on the accumulation
of triglycerides, a type
of fat.
Extracts from nine samples spurred the
cells to divide, creating a larger pool
of precursor fat
cells.
Extracts from seven
of the 11 dust samples triggered the pre-adipocytes to develop into mature fat
cells and accumulate triglycerides.
Papaya
extract for a glowing complexion and the sloughing off
of dead skin
cells.
Researchers... have
extracted teichoic acid from the bacteria's
cell wall and used it to protect groups
of mice from subsequent massive doses
of virulent staph organisms.
Marcelo Rivolta
of the University
of Sheffield in the UK and colleagues
extracted cochlear stem
cells from aborted fetuses, with the consent
of the women involved.
In cancer research, our goal is to be able to start with a sample
of human tissue,
extract many
cells of interest, and perform genetic analysis upon each
of them separately.
To understand if
cell sex might be an additional important factor influencing outcomes, the team incubated nanoparticles with human amniotic stem
cells (hAMSCs) which were
extracted from the amniotic layer
of placenta attached to male and female fetuses.
About two weeks later, they were able to
extract colonies
of iPS
cells.
A team spearheaded by Dr. Markus Helfer and Prof. Dr. Ruth Brack - Werner from the Institute
of Virology and Prof. Dr. Philippe Schmitt - Kopplin from the Analytical BioGeoChemistry research unit (BGC) performed a detailed investigation
of the effects
of PS
extracts on HIV - 1 infection
of cultured
cells.
Lu's team will
extract immune
cells called T
cells from the blood
of the enrolled patients, and then use CRISPR — Cas9 technology — which pairs a molecular guide able to identify specific genetic sequences on a chromosome with an enzyme that can snip the chromosome at that spot — to knock out a gene in the
cells.
PS
extracts block attachment
of virus particles to host
cells and thus effectively prevent the virus from invading
cells.
They demonstrated that PS
extracts protect blood and immune
cells from infection by HIV - 1, the most widespread type
of HIV.
Furthermore,
extracts of Witchetty bush and Dead finish also showed strong activity against cervical cancer
cells.
She also investigated the potential anti-cancer activity
of the
extracts in two cancerous
cell lines.
Using a simple membrane
extract from spinach leaves, researchers from the Technion - Israel Institute
of Technology have developed a bio-photo-electro-chemical (BPEC)
cell that produces electricity and hydrogen from water using sunlight.
«We found that some
of the plant
extracts stimulated glucose uptake in fat
cells while others reduced fat accumulation in fat
cells,» Dr Gulati said.
The signatures are
extracted from holograms
of the original
cells taken with a 3 - D - printed portable holographic field microscope.
«A personalised immunotherapy was prepared for each patient by taking a sample
of their blood and
extracting a particular type
of immune
cell called dendritic
cells.
Of the traditional Aboriginal plant
extracts tested, Witchetty Bush (Acacia kempeana) and Australian sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) both stimulated glucose uptake and Dead finish (Acacia tetragonophylla), Turpentine bush (Beyeria Ieshnaultii) and Caustic weed (Euphorbia drumondii) significantly reduced fat accumulation in fat
cells.
Designer Linda Loudermilk — a pioneer in environmental fashion whose collection is available at a wide range
of boutiques — says she uses eco-friendly fabrics exclusively and adds to the list such exotic sustainable fibers as sea
cell (a seaweed - based fiber), soy fiber * (
extracted from the residue
of soybeans used in the manufacture
of tofu), and sasawashi (a linenlike blend
of Japanese paper and kumazasa herb with antibacterial properties that «can heal a cut on your leg» — or so Loudermilk claims).
The plan is to
extract blood - forming stem
cells from a patient's bone marrow and correct as many copies
of the mutated gene as possible.
Wayne Hellstrom
of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, and colleagues,
extracted stem
cells from fat and placed them onto layers
of tissue taken from the lining
of pig intestine.
«
Cell phone drivers are
extracting less than 50 percent
of the visual information that non-
cell drivers are getting,» says Strayer.
«
Cell culture experiments reveal potent antiviral activity
of Cistus incanus
extracts against HIV and Ebola.»
With more - than -30-year-old frozen tissues from a preserved frog, the team
extracted and implanted the nucleus
of a dead
cell into a fresh host egg from a distantly related species.
She is one
of 16 patients in the first U.S. trial using
cells extracted from adult bone marrow to reverse advanced heart failure.
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München discover that
extracts of the medicinal plant Cistus incanus (Ci) prevent human immunodeficiency viruses from infecting
cells.
Gene expression is the process by which
cells extract information from genes and render it in the form
of either protein or RNA molecules.
And instead
of adding the damaged mRNA to a reconstituted bacterial system, she put it in
extracts of plant and animal
cells.
But a clinical trial at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston provided Pavelko with another option: injections
of stem
cells extracted from her own bone marrow.
The principal component
of the microbioreactor is a plastic chip with microfluidic circuits (green), optical sensors (red and blue circles) for monitoring oxygen and acidity, and a filter to retain the
cells while the therapeutic protein is
extracted (white circle).
Barnes's team went on to show last year that soya
extracts could also inhibit the growth
of prostate cancer
cells in laboratory tissue cultures.
Neil Shay, a biochemist and molecular biologist in OSU's College
of Agricultural Sciences, was part
of a study team that exposed human liver and fat
cells grown in the lab to
extracts of four natural chemicals found in Muscadine grapes, a dark - red variety native to the southeastern United States.
Then came a new step: They carefully
extracted the fragile, immature eggs and some surrounding
cells from the follicles, and allowed them to further mature on a special membrane in the presence
of more growth - supporting proteins.