Mathematical analysis leads to better understanding of bacterial chromosomes

"In a new study, published online this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SF State Associate Professor of Mathematics Mariel Vazquez and an international team of scientists offer a mathematical analysis of how these chromosomal rings are unlinked by XerCD recombination enzymes . . ."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131111161434.htm

High tech, detailed visualizations of biological procedures inside the cell

http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_berry_animations_of_unseeable_biology.html?utm_source=email&source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ios-share

Can cells revert back to stem cell like conditions to repair themselves?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131101125504.htm

Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have a new model for how the kidney repairs itself, a model that adds to a growing body of evidence that mature cells are far more plastic than had previously been imagined . . .