by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Science Highlights
Bridges Helps Univ. of Chicago Team Simulate Cell Movement, Upending Scientific Expectations The movement of white blood cells to fight infections and the spread of cancer cells both rely on the same natural process. The cell reaches out to a new surface with a...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 28, 2018 | Science Highlights
Bridges Simulations plus Lab Work on Frog Neuromuscular Junction Sheds Light on Human Diseases When a nerve cell passes a message to its neighbors, it must do so via chemicals sent across the synapse—a small space between the cells. Early researchers studied a synapse...
by Ken Chiacchia | Sep 26, 2018 | Collaborations, Press release
NIH to Fund Mapping System for Human Tissues PSC and Pitt to Build Computing Infrastructure for Molecular Atlas; Will Allow Biologists to Explore the Human Body in Cellular Detail A collaboration of Pittsburgh institutions will play a key role in enabling biologists...
