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Researchers give new insight into role of PTPRK in tissue repair, cancer
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The protein receptor Tyrosine phosphatases are proteins that are found in cell membranes. Although the details of their exact mechanism of action remain unknown, they are known to be tumour suppressors and regulators of cell-cell interactions.
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Researchers discover new methods to identify bacteria more easily
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Antibiotics are used far too regularly around the world. Bacteria are becoming more resistant as a result. Curing bacterial illnesses is getting increasingly difficult because antibiotics are one of our most powerful weapons in the fight against them.
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Pathogens use force to overcome immune defences: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Indiana University researchers have found a previously unknown technique by which infections penetrate a cell with physical force, bypassing the body's immunological defences that prevent infection, similar to a burglar smashing a window to get into a house.
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Researchers reveal new ways to identify bacteria more easily
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Antibiotics are used far too frequently all over the world. Bacteria are getting resistant as a result. Curing bacterial infections is becoming increasingly challenging because antibiotics are one of our most powerful tools in the fight against them.
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Ashoka University Partners with Carl Zeiss India to Establish State-of-the
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 21: Ashoka University has entered into a partnership with Carl Zeiss India (Bangalore) Pvt. Ltd. (ZEISS Group) to establish a state-of-the-art 'Core Imaging Facility'. Under this partnership, the company will provide the university with latest cutting-edge microsc
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Researchers find combination of cancer inhibitors in slowing tumour growth
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In individuals with specific malignancies, including as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and lung adenocarcinoma, a combination of inhibitors has been shown to reduce tumour growth and prevent relapse. Their findings encourage the creation of novel therapy modalities that specifically t
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Scientists revive worm frozen 46,000 years ago
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The roundworm, of a previously unknown species, survived 40 meters (131.2 feet) below the surface in the Siberian permafrost in a dormant state known as cryptobiosis, according to Teymuras Kurzchalia, professor emeritus at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dr
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Researchers find taurine a key to longer, healthier life
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Taurine is a vitamin produced by the body and found in many foods. According to a new study led by Columbia academics and including hundreds of ageing specialists from across the world, taurine insufficiency is a factor in animal ageing.
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Taurine might be a key to longer, healthier life: Research
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a recent study headed by Columbia researchers and including hundreds of ageing specialists from across the world, taurine deficiency--a vitamin generated in the body and available in many foods--is a cause of ageing in animals.
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Worm genetics reveals key pathways for sleep regulation: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to a recent study published in Cell Reports, sleep in worms is regulated by the body via cellular pathways that maintain optimal protein function, from synthesis to breakdown.
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Research reveals previously unknown human body repair mechanism for ribonu
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Ribonucleic acids (RNAs), single-stranded molecules, are essential parts of every living thing's cells. By carrying the instructions for the synthesis of a protein in their own sequence, mRNAs, which function as "transcripts" of our genes, contribute to the translation of genetic information
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Study discover hidden ribonucleic acids repair mechanism in human
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Single-stranded molecules called ribonucleic acids (RNAs) are crucial components of every living thing's cells. As "transcripts" of our genes, mRNAs, for instance, play a role in the translation of genetic information by carrying the instructions for the production of a protein in their own
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