http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Fri, 17 May 2013 21:06:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/17/malignant-breast-cells-grow-normally-when-compressed/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/17/malignant-breast-cells-grow-normally-when-compressed/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 18:00:31 +0000 Sarah Yang http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=33554 UC Berkeley researchers have found that compression can guide malignant breast cells back to a normal growth pattern. The findings, presented at the American Society for Cell Biology meeting, demonstrate the influence of mechanical forces on a cell's destiny. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/12/17/malignant-breast-cells-grow-normally-when-compressed/feed/ 0 http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2012/04/nomura_name_searle_scholar.php#more http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2012/04/nomura_name_searle_scholar.php#more#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:49:44 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28460 Daniel Nomura, an assistant professor in nutritional sciences and toxicology, is one of 15 U.S. researchers in the chemical and biological sciences to be named a 2012 Searle Scholar.]]> http://nature.berkeley.edu/blogs/news/2012/04/nomura_name_searle_scholar.php#more/feed/ 0