Scientists closer to finding what causes the birth of a fat cell
Monday, August 16, 2010 - 11:28
in Biology & Nature
Just what causes the birth of a human fat cell is a mystery, but scientists using mathematics to tackle the question have come up with a few predictions about the proteins that influence this process. The research is intended to increase understanding of how and why preadipocytes, or pre-fat cells, either lie dormant, copy themselves or turn into fat.