University of California San Francisco scientists have identified characteristics of a family of daughter cells, called MPPs, which are the first to arise from stem cells within bone marrow that generate the entire blood ...
Jun 18, 2015
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Surveys of the genomic terrain of cancer have turned up a curious phenomenon in some tumor cells: a massive rearrangement of DNA in one or a few chromosomes, thought to be produced during a single cell cycle. In a new study, ...
May 27, 2015
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A paternity case involving a set of twins had a surprise ending worthy of a daytime TV talk show: The girls have different dads.
May 7, 2015
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A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) sheds light on the cause of some cancers, including breast cancer and leukemia.
May 7, 2015
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The ulcer-causing bacterium Helicobacter pylori can directly interact with stomach stem cells, causing the cells to divide more rapidly, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.
May 6, 2015
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Dividing cells—whether they're in an embryo or an adult—rely on the right processes happening at the right time to turn out healthy.
Apr 6, 2015
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Since ancient times, humankind has been aware of how important blood is to life. Naturalists speculated for thousands of years on the source of the body's blood supply. For several centuries, the liver was believed to be ...
Feb 12, 2015
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A signaling pathway responsible for the generation of slowly proliferating cancer cells, which are hard to eradicate with current treatments and thought to be a cause of subsequent disease relapse, has been reported in a ...
Jan 12, 2015
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Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a new technique to mark individual brain cells to help improve our understanding of how the brain works.
Dec 22, 2014
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Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have identified a new mechanism which gives a better understanding of cancer development. The results have just been published in the scientific journal Nature Communications.
Dec 10, 2014
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