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Spontaneous Pressure Regulation Within Artificial Cells

Spontaneous Pressure Regulation Within Artificial Cells | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it
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Living cells respond to threats in their environment. What if materials could do the same? Using a similar pressure-regulating mechanism to that found in cells, scientists created an artificial cell that responds to a sudden and possibly catastrophic change in its surroundings.

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Protein aggregation after heat shock is an organized, reversible cellular response - The University of Chicago Medicine

Protein aggregation after heat shock is an organized, reversible cellular response - The University of Chicago Medicine | Bioscience News - GEG Tech top picks | Scoop.it

September 10, 2015: 

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Protein aggregates that form after a cell is exposed to high, non-lethal temperatures appear to be part of an organized response to stress, and not the accumulation of damaged proteins en route to destruction.


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