Sentences with phrase «of cells used»

Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram

ATP is the currency of our cells used to carry out an array of functions, starting from breathing and ending with sprinting.

Second, the AAV preps generally used for gene editing are low titre, and are therefore able to infect only a small subset of the cells used in a given experiment.

By matching the microsatellite signature in a population of cells to those of known cells in the FACC - 29, a researcher can validate the identity of the cells used in research.

This makes them easier to control than other types of cells used in therapies and makes side effects unlikely.

Another partner in the research was Spectrolab, a US - based company that provided some of the cells used in the project.

On the left side of its results page are things that Semantic Scholar parsed from those papers: not just the typical bibliographic data, such as publication date and author affiliations, but the types of cells used in the experiments and even the methods.

In the lab, the team mixed each strain of K. veneficum with a species of algae on which it preys, and recorded the three - dimensional motions of thousands of cells using a high - speed holographic microscopy technique they described in 20071.

While the man - made world is built using either tension (for example, suspension bridges) or compression (brick walls), the biological architecture of our cells uses a combination of both called tensegrity.

Theall then traces the structure of each cell using pen, paper, and a light box.

By recording moving images of the cells using two - photon microscopy, they discovered an unexpected class of immune cells that damage vessels in the brain.

«Our group pioneered the development of cell culture technology for harvesting large numbers of stem cells from human bone marrow and human umbilical cord blood,» Dr. Yeh said, noting that stem cells from these two sources are abundant and can be guided into different types of cells using tissue engineering.

Almost all your cells hold the same 20,000 or so genes, but each type of cell uses a unique suite of them.

The researchers were also able to heat selected parts of the cell using a laser.

We also examined the invasive ability of these cells using Matrigel invasion chamber and found that miR - 7 was also able to block the invasion of CSCs through Matrigel (Fig. 4A, right).

Not exact matches

The start - up's premiere product, the Thin Ice vest, uses cold therapy to target areas of the body with high concentrations of thermoreceptors, which are nerve cells that are able to detect the presence of hot or cold temperatures.

One habit of Prince's they told me about struck me as so counter to our times that I came to see it as illustrating what set him apart from today's culture of celebrity: he allowed no one near him to use a cell phone.

A series of preliminary Mayo Clinic studies conducted in 2010 showed promise for the potential use of a chemical component of green tea (epigallocatechin gallate) in reducing the number of cancer cells in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

That's the path pursued by GenVec, which wants to be the Rogaine of the ears, using gene therapy to regrow damaged hair cells.

Available epidemiologic studies in humans have «not shown clear evidence of a relationship between cell phone use and cancer,» according to the National Cancer Institute, although this remains a topic of debate among researchers.

Laptops, Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), and Blackberries (wireless cell phone and PDA units) use wireless data transfer technologies to provide users with almost instant access to information stored on a company's computer networks and servers from just about anywhere within reach of a cell phone tower or wireless Internet transmitter.

Matanov, who had hiked a New Hampshire mountain with Tamerlan Tsarnaev to «train like, and praise, the «mujahideen,»» according to court papers, deleted searches related to the attacks from his computer, tried to dispose of cell phones he had used to contact the brothers, and denied knowing much about the pair in interviews with police.

Tip: Sign out of all mobile networks when you are done using an application or search engine on cell phones, tablets, smartwatches and Wi - Fi enabled devices.

The majority of study participants reported that it's all good, fine and kosher with them (well, technically «generally OK») to use a cell phone when walking down the street, riding public transit and waiting in line.

This technique has been used, as Arnold reports, to trace the progress of cancers, advance our understanding of obesity and diabetes, and prove that brain cells continue to form through a human being's lifetime.

In the end, the committee's advisory report recommended tracking all drones, using a mix of radio and cell tower signals to continuously monitor more sophisticated ones, while less sophisticated drone models could be tracked intermittently through software modifications.

When he co-founded Impinj at the turn of the century, Diorio thought its new technology would improve the performance of radio frequency used by cell phones.

«Important issues can be things like the employee's ability to use cell phones at work or while driving; dealing with the appropriate way (or inappropriate way) that employees discuss the employer in chat rooms or on blogs after hours; or even the ability of the employer to address issues created by the ways the employees use their computers, e-mail, and voice mail,» Cooper says.

«The holy grail is to target a piece of the virus by antibody or t cell,» Tom Evans, the CEO of a company called Vaccitech that is working on a universal vaccine they hope can be used to treat all strains of influenza A, told National Geographic.

Because Twitter allows anyone to send messages to thousands of cell phones at once and for free, new uses are popping up.

Not only has the use of mobile devices to access the internet risen sharply in the last few years, but so have mobile sales, as customers are more and more comfortable shopping from their cell phone.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) describes silicon as «the most common material used in solar cells.»

They use cells as part of their production method but there are no cells in the end result — what's called an acellular product.

Panoskaltsis - Mortari's team has been working on rebuilding lungs and other parts of the respiratory system using human stem cells.

Scientists can create tissue to see how it will respond to chemicals or medicines, and an individual's own cells can be used to create a replica tissue sample for a more accurate forecast of how that person's body will react.

If cell phone service is available, it won't be much use of employees» cell phones have died and the electricity is out, she said.

Beyond using this clean electricity to power homes, offices and manufacturing plants, the Chinese also view it as the fuel of choice for the growing number of vehicles hitting the road, setting a goal of putting five million «new energy» vehicles (EVs, plug - in hybrids and fuel - cell cars) on the road by 2020.

Typically, they carry bits of genetic material that could be of use to the cells they live inside.

The CEO of AMC Entertainment — you know, the world's biggest movie theater chain — made waves yesterday when he told Variety that he'd be open to allowing texting or cell phone use during movies.

Etacts is a free service that keeps track of the people you email and call using your cell phone.

Despite a rapidly developing economy in Kenya, widespread use of cell phones, and the home to one of the most successful mobile payment systems in the world, more than three quarters of Kenyans don't have regular access to electricity.

Venter reiterated this sentiment: «Using the combined power of our core areas of expertise — genomics, informatics, and stem cell therapies, we are tackling one of the greatest medical / scientific and societal challenges — aging and aging related diseases,» he said in a statement.

Even before GPS technology was common, mobile phones worked using the same principles the Greeks used to determine their location, but instead of stars, cell towers triangulate the position of a mobile user.

Adding in information from personal assistants such as Google Assistant and Android cell phone movement and use, Google can map much of a person's activity throughout the day.

Ultraviolet cell phone disinfectants, bloodstain testers, and a brand new use for dry ice are just a few of the pitches at this year's Rice University Business Plan Competition.

Two - thirds of adults use social networks, and nearly 50 % of cell - phone owners use smartphones.

A January 2014 fact sheet from the Pew Research Center about mobile technology found that, as of May 2013, 63 percent of adult cell owners use their phones to go online, and more shockingly, 34 percent of Internet users go online mostly using their phones.

I use pads of paper a lot when I travel — I find it's often easier to take a quick note on a pad than to use my cell phone or iPad.»

But California's new guidelines — and some of the news coverage they have inspired — can make it seem like using a cell phone carries far more risk than scientific evidence suggests.

Future columns will explore topics such as «spam,» videoconferencing, cell phone messaging, and smart business use of online auctions.