At left, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma invasive growth, and at right, cancer stem cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Targeting cancer stem cells may be a more effective way to overcome cancer resistance and prevent the spread of squamous cell carcinoma – the most common head and neck cancer and the second-most common skin cancer, according to a new study by cancer researchers at the UCLA School of Dentistry.
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The genetics of deafness.
Mental retardation and developmental disabilities research reviews , Vol. 9, No.
Stem cell treatment may restore vision to patients with damaged corneas
James Lauderdale is an associate professor of cellular biology in UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences . Researchers working as part of the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center have developed a new way to identify and sort stem cells that may one day allow clinicians to restore vision to people with damaged corneas using the patient’s own eye tissue.
Robotics Prosthetics Market Production, Revenue, Price, Market Share…
PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, March 2, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — Market Scenario and Highlights: Robots are widely used to assist humans in repetitive and physically demanding work or for things that need accuracy and precision in nearly every industry. Modern day prosthetics, or robotic limbs, are defined as mechanical limbs that are controlled by microprocessors and nerve impulses.
Nanobots Market Sales by Key Regions, With Production, Consumption,…
PUNE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, March 2, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — Market Highlights: Nanobots will be the next generation of Nano machines. Nanobot are an extremely small machine designed to perform a specific task on a microscopic scale.
Translation complex profile sequencing to study the in vivo dynamics…
Messenger RNA translation is a tightly controlled process that is integral to gene expression. It features intricate and dynamic interactions of the small and large subunits of the ribosome with mRNAs, aided by multiple auxiliary factors during distinct initiation, elongation and termination phases.
Post doctoral fellow in Neuroscience
We aim to understand broad range of pathologies using molecular biology, behavioural and pharmacological methods. We are interested in candidates with strong background in at least one of the following fields; human genetics/epigenetics, human/clinical studies, drosophilia genetics, neuroanatomy or bioinformatics.
Scientists use Deep Learning to predict development of hematopoietic stem cells
Autonomous driving, automatic speech recognition, and the game Go: Deep Learning is generating more and more public awareness. Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum MA1 4nchen and their partners at ETH Zurich and the Technical University of Munich have now used it to determine the development of hematopoietic stem cells in advance.
NASA Funds 2 New Research Institutes to Help Humanity Explore Deep Space
NASA will spend up to $30 million over the next five years to set up and support two new institutes dedicated to helping humanity extend its footprint out into the solar system. The two Space Technology Research Institutes – each of which will receive up to $15 million of NASA funding over a five-year “period of performance” – will aim to develop new technologies in the fields of biomanufacturing and materials, agency officials said.
Get your feet wet as a marine biologist in a VR coral reef
A team of technologists and marine biology experts have produced a virtual reality coral reef based off the Sisters’ Islands Marine Park in Singapore. The demo, named “Eyes on Habitat: Coral Reefs” was unveiled on Wednesday.
Biological Safety Testing Market Is Expecting Worldwide Growth by…
Biologics are substance or products extracted or manufactured from biological sources such as living organisms, proteins, nucleic acid, or a complex combination of these substances. It includes a wide range of products such as gene therapy, somatic cells, tissues, recombinant therapeutic proteins, and blood components.
Newly discovered breast stem cells wake up when exposed to ovarian hormones
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have used advanced cellular, bioinformatics and imaging technology to reveal a long-lived type of stem cell in the breast that is responsible for the growth of the mammary glands during pregnancy. The newly discovered stem cells, which respond to the ‘ovarian hormones’ progesterone and oestrogen, may also be linked to a high-risk form of breast cancer.
Newly discovered breast stem cells wake up when exposed to ovarian hormones
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have used advanced cellular, bioinformatics and imaging technology to reveal a long-lived type of stem cell in the breast that is responsible for the growth of the mammary glands during pregnancy. The newly discovered stem cells, which respond to the ‘ovarian hormones’ progesterone and oestrogen, may also be linked to a high-risk form of breast cancer.
10X Genomics Launches Comprehensive Software Suite For Single-Cell…
The new software suite, announced at the 17th Annual Advances in Genome Biology and Technology Meeting, includes the Loupea Cell Browser and an updated version of Cell Rangera pipelines, which together provide a complete and seamless analysis workflow for detailed gene expression profiling information on a cell-by-cell basis. “With this in mind, we designed our new software as part of a comprehensive solution to make scalable single-cell gene expression analysis possible for every lab, from sample to discovery.”
Scientists discover an unexpected influence on dividing stem cells’ fate
When most cells divide, they simply make more of themselves. But stem cells, which are responsible for repairing or making new tissue, have a choice: They can generate more stem cells or differentiate into skin cells, liver cells, or virtually any of the body’s specialized cell types.
Induced pluripotent stem cell technology: a decade of progress
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Induced pluripotent stem cell technology: a decade of progress
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery , Vol. 16, No. 2. , pp. 115-130, doi:10.1038/nrd.2016.245 To insert individual citation into a bibliography in a word-processor, select your preferred citation style below and drag-and-drop it into the document.
Doctoral Students in Molecular Medicine
Aiming to combine complementary strengths in the Partnership, each institute brings a unique set of expertise, skills, and facilities encompassing the recognized research strengths of the is an international research institute focusing on human genomics and personalised medicine at the Helsinki Institute for Life Science of the University of Helsinki. integrates molecular medicine research and technology centre and biobanking infrastructure under one roof promoting translational research in grand challenge projects, specifically, the impact of genome information from the Finnish population in personalised health and medicine, individualised cancer medicine.
Doctoral Students in Molecular Medicine
Aiming to combine complementary strengths in the Partnership, each institute brings a unique set of expertise, skills, and facilities encompassing the recognized research strengths of the is an international research institute focusing on human genomics and personalised medicine at the Helsinki Institute for Life Science of the University of Helsinki. integrates molecular medicine research and technology centre and biobanking infrastructure under one roof promoting translational research in grand challenge projects, specifically, the impact of genome information from the Finnish population in personalised health and medicine, individualised cancer medicine.
Human-pig hybrids might be unsettling. But they could save lives.
Scientists inject human stem cells into a pig blastocyst. A laser beam was used to perforate an opening to the outer membrane of the pig blastocyst to allow easy access of an injection needle delivering human iPS cells.
‘Platypus of microbiology’ bacterium pushes boundaries of evolution
A bacterium dubbed the “platypus of microbiology” is even stranger than first thought, with the discovery it contains structures normally only found in more complex cells. The find, by an international team led by University of Queensland researcher Emeritus Professor John Fuerst, adds to the debate about how complex cells evolved, and casts doubt on long-held theories of evolution.
Link between human body clock and breast cancer risk discovered
Biologists in Britain have discovered a link between the human body clock and the risk of breast cancer, the University of Manchester announced Tuesday. Chinese-born Dr. Qing-Jun Meng and Professor Charles Streuli have discovered that breast tissues have 24-hour body clocks, and that several hundred genes are regulated in a daily cycle.
Research consortium awarded $21 million NIH grant to find ways to…
An international consortium of academic research institutions have been awarded a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop better ways to prevent epilepsy in patients who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. The grant will be led by seven principal investigators at five institutions: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, University of Melbourne and University of Eastern Finland.
European Bioinformatics Institute And Collaborate To Enhance Global…
Red Hat, Inc. , the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that the European Bioinformatics Institute , part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, is using Red Hat OpenStack Platform to deliver the scale and flexibility required to drive its Embassy Cloud project. The goal of Embassy Cloud is to transform the way collaborative research, such as pan-cancer analysis, tackles the world’s toughest biological challenges.
Hypoxia in primary tumors influences dormant DTCs that evade cancer therapy, study shows
In a first of its kind study, Mount Sinai researchers have discovered the conditions by which specific signals in primary tumors of head and neck and breast cancers, pre-program cancer cells to become dormant and evade chemotherapy after spreading. Their findings, published in the January 31, 2017 issue of Nature Cell Biology and featured on the cover, could lead to new drug development, treatment options and transform the way doctors care for cancer patients to treat metastatic disease.
Johns Hopkins researchers create mature cardiomyocytes in the laboratory from stem cells
Generating mature and viable heart muscle cells from human or other animal stem cells has proven difficult for biologists. Now, Johns Hopkins researchers report success in creating them in the laboratory by implanting stem cells taken from a healthy adult or one with a type of heart disease into newborn rat hearts.
Scientists create mature heart muscle cells from stem cells
The mature heart muscle cells were created by implanting stem cells from a healthy adult or one with a type of heart disease into newborn rat hearts. The host hearts then give biological signals and chemistry necessary for the implanted immature heart muscle cells to overcome a developmental blockage that usually stops growth.
Scientists create mature heart muscle cells from stem cells
The mature heart muscle cells were created by implanting stem cells from a healthy adult or one with a type of heart disease into newborn rat hearts. The host hearts then give biological signals and chemistry necessary for the implanted immature heart muscle cells to overcome a developmental blockage that usually stops growth.
These Tiny Underwater Robots Mimic Planktons in Ocean
A graphic representation of the underwater explorers off the coast of Del Mar. Credit: Jaffe Lab for Underwater Imaging/Scripps Oceanography A swarm of waterproof miniature robots, developed by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, were sent into the oceans of the globe to study the waves and the plankton that reside among them. These “bots” will help answer many questions regarding marine biology.
Gene expression of pluripotency determinants is conserved between mammalian and planarian stem cells.
Freshwater planaria possess extreme regeneration capabilities mediated by abundant, pluripotent stem cells in adult animals. Although planaria emerged as an attractive in vivo model system for stem cell biology, gene expression in neoblasts has not been profiled comprehensively and it is unknown how molecular mechanisms for pluripotency in neoblasts relate to those in mammalian embryonic stem cells .
Scaffoldless tissue engineering benefits from combined approach
While great progress has been made in tissue engineering, reproducing complex physiologically relevant structures remains a challenge. Researchers in the US and South Korea have now combined a technique for cuing tissue growth using a thermoresponsive substrate combined with the use of magnetic nanoparticles so that the grown structure can be readily levitated and manipulated.
Genome Engineering Staff Researcher – Hsu Laboratory
Research in the Hsu lab takes place at the intersection of bioengineering, genomics, and neuroscience to develop novel genome engineering technologies and uncover biological mechanisms behind neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. The Hsu Lab is recruiting to develop and apply novel technologies for precise and efficient manipulation of genetic and cell states.
Using 21st Century Science to Improve Risk-Related Evaluations
Over the last decade, several large-scale United States and international programs have been initiated to incorporate advances in molecular and cellular biology, -omics technologies, analytical methods, bioinformatics, and computational tools and methods into the field of toxicology. Similar efforts are being pursued in the field of exposure science with the goals of obtaining more accurate and complete exposure data on individuals and populations for thousands of chemicals over the lifespan; predicting exposures from use data and chemical-property information; and translating exposures between test systems and humans.
Edmonds CC students participate in NASA-funded undergraduate research
From left, Edmonds CC students Cali Drake, Stephanie Bernard, Chris Nguyen, and Thinh Pham participated in a NASA-funded undergraduate research project during fall quarter. Edmonds Community College students have partnered with a local technology company to test how well plasma jets can eliminate specific types of bacteria from the surface of spacecraft.
UNC Nobel Laureate Oliver Smithies dies at age 91
Oliver Smithies, D.Phil., who was recruited to North Carolina with grant funding from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center and won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 20 years later, died today at the age of 91. In 1987, the Biotechnology Center helped recruit seven researchers from the University of Wisconsin in Madison to start the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s molecular biology and biotechnology research program. The Biotech Center’s faculty recruitment grant program, inaugurated to help attract that group of Wisconsin scientists, was named to honor Smithies after he became a Nobel laureate in 2007.
Nom nom, nanoparticles! Hungry worms may help us understand biological forces
There are strange biological forces at play within our bodies, and an interdisciplinary team of Stanford scientists is using an unconventional method to uncover them. By feeding glowing, nanoparticle-laced bacteria to millimeter-long worms , the researchers hope to measure information about these forces in real time.
New technique uses immune cells to deliver anti-cancer drugs
Some researchers are working to discover new, safer ways to deliver cancer-fighting drugs to tumors without damaging healthy cells. Others are finding ways to boost the body’s own immune system to attack cancer cells.
Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Available
Postdoctoral fellow positions in neuroscience are available at the Department of Neurosurgery in the State University of New York Upstate Medical University in the . We are looking for highly motivated postdocs with experience in both in vivo and in vitro to join our research team for performing US federal government funded research projects.
Director of the Primate Genetics Research Section
The successful applicant will conduct both independent and collaborative research with a focus on genomic medicine or statistical genetics. In addition, this position will oversee the Primate Genetics Service Unit which provides services to support the genetic and genomic characterization of the nonhuman primate population and colony genetic management, as well as biostatics and bioinformatics services.
Director of the Primate Genetics Research Section
The successful applicant will conduct both independent and collaborative research with a focus on genomic medicine or statistical genetics. In addition, this position will oversee the Primate Genetics Service Unit which provides services to support the genetic and genomic characterization of the nonhuman primate population and colony genetic management, as well as biostatics and bioinformatics services.