Archive for the Systems Biology Articles

New approach may help predict breast cancer metastasis more accurately

Oct 16 : Scientists are trying to improve breast cancer diagnosis by developing a more accurate approach for predicting the risk of breast cancer metastasis in individual patients.

Cell’s social habits may hold key to fighting cancer, diabetes

Aug 24 : University of Manchester researchers are working to adjust and modify the behaviour of living cells to help fight diseases like cancer and diabetes,

Protein folds research offers insight into metabolic evolution

Researchers at the University of Illinois have created the first global family tree of metabolic protein architecture.

New institute fuses science and engineering with medical research

A new, multi-disciplinary Institute focused on developing novel approaches to medical and biological challenges is launched today at Imperial College London.

Equipment, Faculty Place University at Forefront of Genomic Research

The Center for the Study of Biological Complexity at Virginia Commonwealth University has augmented its high throughput genomics capabilities

Cells Use ‘Noise’ to Make Cell-fate Decisions

Electrical noise, like the crackle heard on AM radio when lightning strikes nearby, is a nuisance that wreaks havoc on electronic devices. But within cells, a similar kind of biochemical “noise” is beneficial, helping cells

Getting Up Close and Personal With the Ribosome

The ribosome is a kind of factory for protein in the cell, and as such has long been a prime target for drug discovery. Now, a technological advance by a team at Weill Cornell Medical College is poised to revolutionize research in the field.

Novel pathway for antibiotic-induced cell death

Scientists have identified unforeseen mechanisms by which quinolones – a family of broad-spectrum antibiotics among the most widely prescribed

Group of Genes Slow Cell Division, May Fight Cancer

Cancer cells differ from normal cells in, among other things, the way they divide. When a normal cell complies with a signal telling it to divide, it also begins to activate a “braking system” that eventually stops cell division and returns the cell

Noise echoes in cell communications

Can’t hear? Turn up the white noise, says a team of Rutgers-Camden professors who have produced a mathematical explanation for the benefits of noise. Their findings could lead to major improvements in hearing aid technology.