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Satellite Cells: are precursors to skeletal muscle cells, able to give rise to satellite cells or differentiated skeletal muscle cells. They have the potential to provide additional myonuclei to their parent muscle fiber, or return to a quiescent state.
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JAN 17, 2024Space & Astronomy
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p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 30, 2016Space & Astronomy
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JAN 17, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Solar energy is traditionally known for using massive solar panels that collect sunlight and convert it into clean energ
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 06, 2023
Genetics & Genomics
How did cats evolve into so many different species, like tigers, panthers, and domestic cats? A new study has explored c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 23, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Our skeletal muscles, which link to bones and enable us to move, have a remarkable ability to regenerate after they'
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal examines how the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) h
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 08, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Where does the solar wind originate from the Sun? This is what a recent study published in Nature hopes to answer as a t
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 21, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Fenofibrate, an FDA-approved drug used to reduce cholesterol levels, causes sensory neurons in the spine following spina
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 31, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Agriculture, especially the production of meat, puts tremendous pressure on the environment and is thought to be a major
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Some have suggested that excess atmospheric carbon can promote plant growth, and maybe bigger plants would take up more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 15, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
When inventor and visionary Nikola Tesla erected his Wardenclyffe Tower, a 186-feet tall and 68-feet wide monstrous towe
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Corals are immobile animals, and coral reefs are considered to be the most diverse ecosystems in the sea.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Muscles have a supply of restorative stem cells called satellite cells, and now they have identified a new type.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
A stem cell, by definition, must be able to self-replicate to make more stem cells and to differentiate into a matu
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
FEB 11, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA launched its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) mission back in November of 2013 with the intent of stu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 13, 2018
Immunology
Pancreatic Cancer is a devastating disease. Fifty-five thousand new patients were diagnosed this year in the United Stat
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
MAY 16, 2018
Technology
NASA Studies Astrobiology: Life on Earth and Elsewhere
Written By:
Julia Travers
APR 12, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers have long wondered about the role of junk DNA, vast amounts of repetitive genetic material in our genomes th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2017
Space & Astronomy
If monitoring the Earth from above is on your to-do list, then two of the best ways to go about it are with drones or sa
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 27, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
Just how far are we from the world of hydrogen-powered transportation? The answer is obvious: pretty far. But the good n
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 12, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A satellite image shows the intensity o gas flaring at the fuel production sites at Bakken Formation, a geological regio
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 04, 2017
Microbiology
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 30, 2016
Space & Astronomy
GPS (Global Positioning System) is a tool that many of us use every day to coordinate our location almost anywhere on th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have discovered a surprising new characteristic of one of Earth’s most unusual creatures, the water be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 05, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
While skeletal muscle is abundant in the human body, it been difficult for researchers to derive muscle cells from precu
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
JUL 15, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It turns out, we've got a big problem circling above our heads. It's getting worse with each passing day, and if we don'
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop