Cell & Molecular Biology
The study of cells and their behavior is growing rapidly in drug discovery and disease research. This has created a huge demand for more efficient methods to culture cells.
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In today's life science research environment, the usefulness and versatility of cellular analysis is growing rapidly.
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USC and Cambridge biologists measure expression of chosen gene at every point and time of a flys life. The method has potential applications for a wide range of experiments across many species.
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Researchers from Albert Einstein College of Medicine describe a technique for looking more precisely at a fundamental step of a cell's life a gene, DNA, being read into a message, mRNA.
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Obamas Win and the Scientific Community Only two days after Barack Obamas historic election-day victory, it may be premature to speculate exactly how his administration will impact the scientific research community. But based on campaign pledges and promises, it looks encouraging.
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A person's trash can reveal valuable information, as detectives, historians and identity thieves well know. Likewise, a cell's trash may yield certain treasures, University of Delaware researchers have found.
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The lab manager's role in preventing and detecting of misidentification and cross-contamination of cell lines.
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A method using propidium iodide staining of the nuclei improves cell counting accuracy and safety.
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A variety of cell line characterization methods have been useful in the detection of cross-contamination and/or misidentification of cell lines. These include karyotyping, isoenzyme analysis, DNA properties, viral susceptibility, and specific antigenicity.
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Researchers design a pair of innovative new gene chips that can identify variations in both DNA sequence and gene copy number.
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Millipore said today that it has awarded Jeanne Loring, a prominent stem cell researcher at the Scripps Research Institute, a $150,000 grant to support her research in the area of microRNA-based induction of pluripotency in stem cells.
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