cell biology

Discovery of mechanism that regulates cell movement

harminka — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:43:36 -0500

A study performed by researchers at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), in collaboration with researchers at the Instituto de Biología Molecular of the CSIC, reveal a mechanism that controls the movement of cells in a tissue by regulating cell adhesion.

Tips on how to build a better home for biological parts

harminka — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:31:26 -0500

Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have compiled a series of guidelines that should help researchers in their efforts to design, develop and manage next-generation databases of biological parts.

Work with power grids leads to cell biology discovery

harminka — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:16:07 -0500

Gene therapy, in which a working gene is inserted into a cell to replace a faulty or absent gene, is a promising experimental technique for the prevention and treatment of disease.

Iowa State professor's genome research published in latest issue of Science

harminka — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:04:24 -0500

Martin H. Spalding, professor and chair of the department of genetics, development and cell biology at Iowa State, is part of an international research team whose work will be published in the Oct. 12 issue of the journal Science.

Stem cells act through multiple mechanisms to neurodegenerative disease

harminka — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 07:25:46 -0500

Long-sought protein controls cholesterol production and drug metabolism

harminka — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:56:33 -0600

Emerging research heralds new era of breast cancer management

harminka — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:56:59 -0600

Run amok enzyme causes same problems in both humans and fruit flies

harminka — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:14:46 -0600