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A fault with the origin of life

December 10, 2014
News
New research has shown that deep-reaching interconnected fault systems provide the right conditions for the origin of life.The fluid mixture in the system, consisting of water, carbon dioxide and other...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology
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Treating cancer by draining its fuel tank

November 28, 2014
News
Mitochondria fuelled by related proteins are key to promoting the proliferative expansion and survival of cancer stem cells. Draining their fuel could form the basis of new ways of treating...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Oncology
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Huddle! Cells secret communication clusters

October 30, 2014
News
Cells cluster together to communicate within restricted groups, just like a sports team huddle discusses secret tactics, say scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Using developing zebrafish, scientists...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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Step closer to stem cell treatment for diabetes

October 29, 2014
News
Using embryonic stem cells as a starting point, Harvard researchers have produced human insulin-producing beta cells in massive quantities. These cells – equivalent to normally functioning beta cells in almost...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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Precursor to life created in virtual lab

October 24, 2014
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A virtual molecular laboratory has created a possible precursor to life say Danish scientists, which could have important implications for creating artificial living systems. Protocells are the simplest, most primitive...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biotechnology, Cell Biology
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CD8 T cells in in for the long haul

October 23, 2014
News
Like soldiers trained for a specific mission, CD8 T cells become tuned to fighting an exact pathogen but rather than bail out once the job is done, they stay in...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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‘Breadcrumb trail’ helps melanoma spread

October 20, 2014
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Just like Hansel and Gretel followed the trail of breadcrumbs to the witch’s house, melanoma cells follow the trail of a naturally-occurring molecule allowing it to metastasise in the body....
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology, Pathology
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New type of stem cell discovered

October 17, 2014
News
The naïve-like stem cell – a type so elusive it was thought not to exist – has been found by scientists from Bath and Berlin in what they have termed...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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New microscopy technique images living single cells

September 26, 2014
News
A new microscopy technology has allowed scientists to paint a target in a living subject and watch how it works with unprecedented sensitivity and precision. Dubbed Complementation Activated Light Microscopy...
Life Sciences
Cell Biology
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Protein synthesis offer clues to memory loss

September 9, 2014
News
A new method of identifying proteins as they are created in the body could offer insight into why learning and memory becomes impaired in Alzheimer’s disease. Using Caenorhabditis elegans as...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Cell Biology
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