Christina Szalinski

No Hocus Pocus, Nano-Magnets Control Cell Movement

January 6, 2014

Mathieu Coppey imagines using tiny magnets to move cells within living organisms. Coppey, a researcher at the Institut Curie in…

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Professional Media Training at ASCB 2013 Spiced Up My Presentation

January 2, 2014

Aside from Google Hangouts and Skype, it was the first time I’d been on video since my friend caught me…

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The “Cellular Oscars,” Celldance 2013 Video Awards Roll Out a Tiny Red Carpet

December 20, 2013

Time-lapse movies of a cellular “heaven and hell,” a dividing crane fly sperm cell undergoing, and the early development of…

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ASCB 2013 Twitter Highlights

December 19, 2013

Here’s what happened at the 2013 ASCB Annual Meeting as told by Twitter users: [<a href=”//storify.com/ASCBiology/ascb-2013″ target=”_blank”>View the story &#8220;ASCB…

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Twitter Reactions to ASCB 2013

December 18, 2013

Here’s what people said on Twitter about the 2013 ASCB meeting in New Orleans:   [<a href=”//storify.com/ASCBiology/ascb-2013-reactions” target=”_blank”>View the story &#8220;ASCB…

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Controlling Levels of Reactive Oxygen Species Weakens Bacterial Biofilms and Breaks Cycle of Unhealing Wounds

December 17, 2013

It may begin as a “simple” foot blister, but for patients with type 2 diabetes there is nothing simple about…

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Following the Link from Gaucher Disease to Parkinson’s Disease

December 17, 2013

It seems an unlikely connection, and yet there is a significant link between Gaucher disease (GD), a purely genetic disease…

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Suppressing the Microtubule-Cutting Enzyme, Fidgetin, Allows Injured Adult Nerves to Regrow

December 17, 2013

We talk about “hard wiring” the brain but our central nervous system is a work in progress. From the first…

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A Gene Called Sunday Driver Steers Researchers to Answers for Congenital Muscle Disease

December 16, 2013

A whimsically named fly gene, Sunday Driver, a.k.a. syd, and its mammalian analog, JIP3, seem to be in the driver’s…

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Altering the Tumor Microenvironment Yields Startling Results by Blocking Tumor-Associated Macrophages in Glioblastoma

December 15, 2013

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and the most deadly adult primary brain tumor, with an average survival of…

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