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Scientists focus on microtubules as among the most important factors in encouraging injured adult axons to regenerate. Microtubules are hollow polymeric filaments composed of tubulin subunits that provide structural support for the axon.
Aug 8th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have created a biodegradable biomaterial that is inherently antioxidant. The material can be used to create elastomers, liquids that turn into gels, or solids for building devices that are more compatible with cells and tissues.
Aug 8th, 2014
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Research has uncovered how two cellular motors, previously thought to compete with each other, can actually work together to help cells squeezing through a crowded mass of cells.
Aug 8th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have identified cells' unique features within the developing human brain, using the latest technologies for analyzing gene activity in individual cells, and have demonstrated that large-scale cell surveys can be done much more efficiently and cheaply than was previously thought possible.
Aug 8th, 2014
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Greater understanding of molecular mechanism used in DNA packaging could prove useful in development of new treatments for cancer and other diseases.
Aug 6th, 2014
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Thanks to techniques developed at Caltech, scientists can see through tissues, organs, and even an entire body. The techniques offer new insight into the cell-by-cell makeup of organisms - and the promise of novel diagnostic medical applications.
Aug 5th, 2014
Read moreA team of researchers has identified the genes and enzymes that create a promising compound - the 19 carbon furan-containing fatty acid (19Fu-FA). The compound has a variety of potential uses as a biological alternative for compounds currently derived from fossil fuels.
Aug 5th, 2014
Read moreResearchers build more sophisticated synthetic gene circuits.
Aug 4th, 2014
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Using high-performance computers and quantum mechanical methods, researchers have simulated processes that reveal how the 'biological spark plug' works in the biomolecular motors of cells.
Aug 4th, 2014
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Scientists have grafted neurons reprogrammed from skin cells into the brains of mice for the first time with long-term stability. Six months after implantation, the neurons had become fully functionally integrated into the brain.
Aug 4th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a simple and versatile method for making artificial anti-cancer molecules that mimic the properties of one of the body's natural defence systems.
Aug 3rd, 2014
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Scientists are computationally investigating ways to rewire one of desalination's most useful tools: Bacteria.
Aug 3rd, 2014
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New molecular test kit predicts patient"s survival and drug response.
Aug 1st, 2014
Read moreScientists may have uncovered a new method of exploiting the power of sunlight by focusing on a naturally occurring combination of lipids that have been strikingly conserved throughout evolution.
Jul 31st, 2014
Read moreResearchers advance the stability of a protein that neutralizes toxins in common pesticides and chemical weapons.
Jul 31st, 2014
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A particle dynamics model may provide insight into diseases and deformities linked to disruptions in cell development.
Jul 30th, 2014
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Scientists describe a new strategy which enables molecules to be disconnected essentially anywhere, even remote from functionality.
Jul 28th, 2014
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A powerful new tool that can help advance the genetic engineering of 'fuel' crops for clean, green and renewable bioenergy, has been developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI). The JBEI researchers have developed an assay that enables scientists to identify and characterize the function of nucleotide sugar transporters, critical components in the biosynthesis of plant cell walls.
Jul 28th, 2014
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