Sentences with phrase «specific chemical signals»

With an existing method, they used specific chemical signals to «guide» the stem cells into becoming cells that have the potential to become sperm.

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The design was specific to that of a biological synapse — a small gap that exists between adjoining neurons over which chemical and electrical signals are passed.

The goal here is to fashion simple biocomputers that use DNA and proteins to recognize specific chemical targets, store a few bits of information, and then report their status by changing color or emitting some other easily detectable signal.

These researchers are part of PNNL's Transformational Materials Science Initiative, which is investigating novel nanomaterials and technologies that generate electronic signals in the presence of specific chemicals or biological agents.

Airborne chemicals, translated into neuronal signals by specific receptors in the nose, are sent directly to the olfactory bulb.

Registry parts include operators, which are segments of DNA to which repressor proteins bind to prevent gene transcription; cell - cell signaling elements, which produce defined outputs in response to specific chemical inputs; and riboregulators, which can be used to suppress the expression of particular genes by preventing translation of proteins they express.

By utilizing the tools of cell and molecular biology, he studies the mechanisms by which chemical (for example, specific cell adhesion molecules) or mechanical signals (for example, cyclic strain) are sensed by cells and alter their proliferation and specialization to either promote tissue growth or destruction.

Pheromones are species - specific naturally occurring chemical signals that are excreted or secreted by an individual to trigger a social response in that same species.