Sentences with phrase «with nearby cells»

When the internal structure of the cancer cell collapses their anchoring with the nearby cells is loosened.

They are in constant conversation with nearby cells, exchanging molecular bits of information that tell the cell how to function, much the same way the information that comes in through our eyes, ears, nose, mouth and skin tells us how to function.

In fact, there's reason to believe that all of the properties of cell biology that made complex life possible in the next geologic era were put in place here: cytoskeletons that allow eukaryotic cells to change shape, and cell polarity that allows cells to send a molecular message to one side of the cell but not the other, and to interact with nearby cells.

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Meanwhile, location - aware cell phones will soon offer traveling employees a variety of services, ranging from finding a nearby restaurant complete with turn - by - turn directions to telling him or her the location of nearby colleagues and customers.

Consider giving them a personal alarm so that they can easily alert nearby adults if someone bothers them, and don't forget to make sure they have a cell phone and a flashlight with working batteries.

The electrical activity inside the place cells synced with the electric field in nearby neurons.

In a bid to progress beyond the shotgun approach to fighting cancer — blasting malignant cells with toxic chemicals or radiation, which kills surrounding healthy cells in the process — researchers at the Harvard - MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) are using nanotechnology to develop seek - and - destroy models to zero in on and dismantle tumors without damaging nearby normal tissue.

Once there, the immature cells develop into neurons that make dopamine - producing enzymes; furthermore, they connect with nearby brain cells.

«Because many broadly expressed genes that play key roles in essential cellular functions are under the control of cell - specific enhancers, the ability to affect enhancer function by knocking down eRNAs could potentially provide a new strategy for altering gene expression in vivo in a cell - specific manner,» said Glass, noting that in his research, anti-sense oligonucleotides were developed in conjunction with Isis Pharmaceuticals, which suppressed enhancer activity and reduced expression in nearby genes.

Frequently, a virus will infect an epithelial cell, which compared with a nerve cells are «real virus factories,» says Schiffer: They produce massive amounts of virus that can infect other nearby epithelial cells and can presumably also infect sexual partners.

Using ion beams allows medical professionals to calculate exactly where ions need to stop; with precise aiming, they can kill only the tumor cells and spare the vast majority of nearby healthy cells.

It is possible that this group of revivable T cells may be found in contact with the tumor, or perhaps more likely, in lymph nodes nearby, Ahmed says.

Tumors with high levels of E-cadherin tend to be tightly tethered to nearby cells and less likely to break free and travel to other sites.

«Always keep a canteen with purified water nearby to hydrate your cells so nutrients stay in and toxins get out.

Skout developed a free social network that allowed anyone with a GPS - ready cell phone to view photos uploaded by nearby Skout members, along with their geographic distance.

Outfitted with cell phones and GPS - enabled, handheld computers, students at each school were directed to nearby locations to interview virtual characters and inspect digital items related to a mysterious alien invasion.

Sometimes your veterinarian will remove nearby lymph nodes to see whether they have been infiltrated with cancer cells.

The pieces are often staggering in scale and sensually arresting, frequently employing food and drink as media: one ton of ribs with honey dripping on them from the ceiling; 2,000 hard - boiled eggs with a pile of latex gloves nearby to pick them up; 1,521 doughnuts hanging on a free - standing wall; a room - sized cell padded with 1,800 cones of pink cotton candy.

He then hopped off to procure two coffees while Peters — 50, with short blond hair and more restraint — plugged her dead cell phone into a nearby outlet.

Located at the nearby Brockenhurst rail station, the tech creche allows visitors to leave computers, cell phones, iPads and even car keys with the New Forest Travel Concierge, providing an open top bus for travel to the park itself.

The radios on a device use a large amount of power, communicating with cell towers, scanning for and connecting to nearby Wi - Fi networks, waiting for incoming Bluetooth connections, and occasionally checking your location via GPS.