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New trick found which allows for cells to stay organized
Posted in Medicine on 17th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
In addition to membranes, cells have another way to keep their contents and activities separate.
Small Molecule Successfully Targets Telomerase to Destroy Cancer Cells
Posted in Medicine on 10th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Treatment with 6-thio-dG resulted in rapid cell death for the vast majority of the cancer cell lines tested.
New approach could lead cancer cells down path of destruction
Posted in Science on 2nd Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Researchers have uncovered a new method that has the potential to greatly enhance the effectiveness of existing cancer treatments.
Optogenetics captures synaptic transmission in live mammalian brain for the first time
Posted in Science on 27th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
This could significantly expand our knowledge of connectivity between various types of neurons as a more realistic alternative to in vitro studies.
Color-coding brain cells
Posted in Science on 25th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Neuroscientists have developed a method called multicolor RGB tracking to improve our understanding of how the brain works by color-marking brain cells to be tracked over time.