Tag Archives: cell creation

Exercise is good for you! AMPK role in cell recycling may explain why AMPK plays an important role in metabolic disorders

Posted on December 24, 2010 by rndsync

AMPK (Adenosine monophosphate – activated protein kinase) is an amazing enzyme. It plays critical role in cellular energy homeostasis – maintaining balance of energy production and consumption in the cell by regulating ATP generation. When the process of autophagy is defective, cells … Continue reading →

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Do we differ from Chimpanzees in genetic make up?

Posted on December 17, 2010 by rndsync

The popular answer has been that the difference is tiny and we share 98% of the genome with Chimpanzee. However, it’s important to see where these differences lie even though it’s only 2%. In genetics, even a few 1000 base … Continue reading →

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program skin cells directly to produce blood stem cells – no more waiting for blood or bone marrow transplants?

Posted on November 7, 2010 by rndsync

Stem cell research has been progressing leaps and bounds in the last few years. I reported here that scientists have discovered a way to turn skin cells into pluripotent stem cells. In an important breakthrough, scientists at McMaster University have … Continue reading →

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Energy crisis?

Posted on October 22, 2010 by rndsync

in bacteria that is! Why can’t (or won’t) bacteria which are single celled organisms (parkaryotes) join together to form complex molecules or multicelled organisms (eukaryotes)? The reason is lack of specialized battery for supplying the huge energy requirements of complex organisms. It’s … Continue reading →

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Microphtography is very interesting

Posted on October 15, 2010 by rndsync

Beauty exists at such tiny scales. Is fuzzy and fractal structure beautiful at any scale? Or is it that our brain is likes fuzziness because of the way our brain is wired (complex, emerging system) that we find beauty in … Continue reading →

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Tooth fairy – is it a good deal?

Posted on September 12, 2010 by rndsync

Wisdom teeth are more useful being in place than out. Scientists discovered that the tissue in wisdom tooth is rich with cells that can be programmed to be IPS (induced pluripotent stem cells). In laymen terms these cells are found … Continue reading →

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Birth defects in children born to older women – is the cause revealed?

Posted on September 12, 2010 by rndsync

Bilogical clock cause of birth defects – reasons explained Related article Using naturally aging mouse models, researchers showed that this basic fact of reproductive life is most likely caused by weakened chromosome cohesion. Older oocytes, or egg cells, have dramatically … Continue reading →

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Cells use proton nano pump that’s central to cellular engergy generation

Posted on August 4, 2010 by rndsync

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics in Frankfurt, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have provided the first atomic-level glimpse of the proton-driven motor from a major group of ATP synthases, enzymes that are central … Continue reading →

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Sync observed in cells

Posted on June 20, 2010 by rndsync

http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2010/06_17_10.html Cells in fruit fly overies move like a flock of fish. Are cancer cells individuals or does the migration occur with one cancer cell leading others? Scientists are able to control this movement by turning on and off the … Continue reading →

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synthetic biology

Posted on May 30, 2010 by rndsync

Craig Ventor’s This proves that long after the heart rate goes down metabolism is still high.announcementThis proves that long after the heart rate goes down metabolism is still high. This raises a lot of questions. Is this really creating life … Continue reading →

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