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Diabetes and Stem Cell Research: A Report From The World Stem Cell Summit

Diabetes and Stem Cell Research: A Report From The World Ste...

Stem cells and diabetes are old friends, and if you’ve spent any time reading about diabetes, you probably have at least a vague sense that stem cells are important for a cure for diabetes. As a diabetic, then, I was pleased to atte [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Physics research Earns professor Anacapa scholar

Trinanjan Datta, assistant professor of physics, was recently awarded the Anacapa Scholar, which is only given to the best of the best. In 2007, Datta came to Augusta State University to teach after being at Purdue University for six year [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

FLCC biology research in national spotlight

The success Finger Lakes Community College has experienced bringing research into biology curriculum is now paying off big time. On Tuesday, the college announced receiving a $3.35 million National Science Foundation grant to roll out a n [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Further Resources for Synthetic Biology Research

In our 2008 " Special Feature: Opportunities in Synthetic Biology," we offered a snapshot of the nascent field of synthetic biology, looking at what the field encompasses, the skills it requires, and where the jobs and training [...]

Posted On : Sep, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Biology Researchers Study Connecticut’s Native Fish Populati...

There’s something fishy about one of Connecticut’s minnows, and the topic hooked researchers in the Department of Biology. During the last ice age, Connecticut was covered by layers of snow and ice, forcing organisms to seek r [...]

Posted On : Aug, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

U-M researchers create reprogrammed stem cells for disease studies news

U-M researchers create reprogrammed stem cells for disease s...

The University of Michigan's Consortium for Stem Cell Therapies has achieved another of its primary goals: reprogramming adult skin cells so they behave like embryonic stem cells.The reprogrammed cells are called induced pluripotent s [...]

Posted On : Jul, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Study Real-Time Cellular Communications

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Study Real-Time Cellular C...

The Co-Director of the Center for Regenerative Therapeutics (ReGen Rx) at BWH, Jeffrey Karp, stated that they can track the communication of cells in real-time with unmatched temporal and spatial resolution. He adds that they can now gain [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Stem cell research branches out to new horizons

Stem cell research branches out to new horizons

As research uncovers the complexities of engineered stem cells, it turns out they could be more useful for studying disease than directly treating it, writes CLAIRE O'CONNELL FEW AREAS of scientific research invoke as much hope or [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Penn researchers find new role for cancer protein p53

The gene for the protein p53 is the most frequently mutated in human cancer. It encodes a tumor suppressor, and traditionally researchers have assumed that it acts primarily as a regulator of how genes are made into proteins. Now, resear [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Research sheds light on virus life cycle

Research sheds light on virus life cycle

A group of Canadian researchers have discovered a way to cheat death. Or at least a way a cunning and common virus manages to evade the Grim Reaper. The team, from the faculty of medicine and dentistry at the University of Alberta, in Ed [...]

Posted On : Feb, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Researchers ponder cancer origins

Researchers ponder cancer origins

Cancer could be an 'evolutionary throwback' locked within our genes, linked to the time before we became multicellular animals, according to a new study. Professor Paul Davies of Arizona State University and Dr Charles Lineweaver [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Government OKs Controversial Research Into Artificial Life F...

Man-made forms of life are just fine in Uncle Sam's book, a new federal study into synthetic biology concludes. The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues has just released the conclusions of months of research, d [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Government OKs Controversial Research Into Artificial Life Forms

Government OKs Controversial Research Into Artificial Life F...

Man-made forms of life are just fine in Uncle Sam's book, a new federal study into synthetic biology concludes. The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues has just released the conclusions of months of research, d [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Expand Cell Biology Research with BD Biosciences at ASCB 201...

25-μg and 25-Test Size Reagents To further enable multicolor flow cytometry, BD is introducing small sizes for many of its flow cytometry reagents. These small sizes allow you to cost effectively design and optimize multicolor panel [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

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