As the temperature drops, extracellular water begins to freeze, leaving behind a slush of concentrated solutes. In an attempt to dilute those solutes, water rushes out of the cell (3), causing ...

Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed an innovative tool that enhances surgeons' ability to detect and remove ...

Juvenile chronic arthritis occurs when the patient's immune cells, the lymphocytes or T-cells, start to attack the joint cartilage and bone. What triggers the disease is not known, and there is as ...

Healthcare providers use cryogen, a frozen liquid, to freeze abnormal tissues and cause their cells to die. There are several types of cryogens, the most common of which is liquid nitrogen.

Researchers at UBC Okanagan are working to learn more about how sweet cherry trees naturally protect their buds from freezing ...

Dr. Elizabeth Houghton recently graduated from the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science’s Department of Biology. Her latest ...

Polar Vortex No Match for Toyota Fuel Cell Jan. 30, 2014 – Record low temperatures have stranded many East Coast drivers, but not those driving a Toyota fuel cell hybrid vehicle. Connecticut ...

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Grow the MEF cultures to confluency, collect the cells and freeze (one vial/flask) as described in Steps 16–20 These are passage-zero MEFs. Split each flask (from Step 3) 1:5 to generate 25 ...

Alicante Hospital is using a technique that destroys breast cancer cells through freezing them for the first time.

This breakthrough technology involves a specialized nanoscale material that illuminates cancer cells under freezing conditions, making them easier to distinguish from healthy tissue and improving ...