‘Artificial Golgi’ may provide new insight into key cell structure

‘Bacterial Computers’: Genetically Engineered Bacteria Have Potential To Solve Complicated Mathe

Reprogrammed mouse fibroblasts can make a whole mouse

Stem Cells Could Offer New Source for Skin Grafts
Researchers are now one step closer to being able to use skin tissue derived from stem cells for the treatment of burn victims, according to a study published November 21 in The Lancet. By tweaking the way the cells are grown in a Petri dish, a team of scientists at the Institute for Stem Cell Therapy [...]

Scientists find emotion-like behaviors, regulated by dopamine, in fruit flies
Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have uncovered evidence of a primitive emotion-like behavior in the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. Their findings, which may be relevant to the relationship between the neurotransmitter dopamine and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), are described in the December issue of the journal Neuron. The Drosophila brain contains only about 20,000 neurons and [...]

Hormone ghrelin can boost resistance to Parkinson’s disease
Ghrelin, a hormone produced in the stomach, may be used to boost resistance to, or slow, the development of Parkinson’s disease, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a study published in a recent issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. Parkinson’s disease is caused by a degeneration of dopamine neurons in an area of the midbrain known [...]

FDA Announces New Warning on Plavix: Avoid Use with Prilosec/Prilosec OTC
Patients should avoid using the stomach acid reducer Prilosec/Prilosec OTC (omeprazole) with the anti-clotting drug Plavix (clopidogrel), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned on Nov. 17. New data suggest that when patients take both Prilosec and Plavix, Plavix’s ability to block platelet aggregation (anti-clotting effect) may be reduced by about half. “Both of these drugs, when [...]

The Emerging Field of Biophotonic Communication
Last year, researchers at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago showed that human cells in culture could synchronize their internal chemical processes even though they were mechanically, chemically, and electrically isolated from one another. The cells, it seemed, were communicating through the exchange of photons.Various other groups have shown similar effects. Many cells seems [...]