How cells get back in shape
Cells of our body deform under external forces. But how do they recover their shape once the force is removed? This important mechanism is now described by scientists from the […]
Cells of our body deform under external forces. But how do they recover their shape once the force is removed? This important mechanism is now described by scientists from the […]
A new molecular toolkit for the de-novo design of bioactive agents Nature provides humans with a wide variety of valuable bioactive agents ranging from vitamins over vital fatty acids to […]
Living cells must alter their external form actively, otherwise functions like cell division would not be possible. At the Technical University of Munich (TUM) the biophysicist Professor Andreas Bausch and […]
Cochin International Airport (Kochi airport) is India’s first airport that was built under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with over 10,000 Non-resident Indians (NRI’s) from 30 countries funding the project. Now […]
You Are What Your Parents Ate! Diet-induced obesity and diabetes can be epigenetically* inherited by the offspring via both oocytes and sperm. Scientists from Technical University of Munich in collaboration […]
Cryptochromes are light-sensitive molecules that exist in bacteria, plants and animals. In animals, they are involved in the control of the body’s circadian rhythms. In birds, cryptochromes are also involved […]
People with a specific gene mutation have a 50 percent lower risk of suffering a heart attack. This is what an international team of researchers headed by the cardiologist Prof. […]
Thyroid disease affects about 12 percent of the U.S. population. While many people with thyroid disease don’t even know they have it, an overactive or underactive thyroid can cause a […]
Curetis licenses Acumen’s proprietary sepsis biomarker panel for use with Unyvero Platform Diagnostics Development (DxD) Hub in Singapore to support Acumen in development and clinical validation of the panel Acumen […]
Keeping hands clean effective in checking Ebola, says virologist Ebola virus disease has been keeping the entire healthcare community to ransom the whole of last year. Since the risk of […]