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Instable blood supply may help healthy cells compete with tumor cells
Researchers of CWI’s Scientific Computing group have found that instabilities in the blood supply in cancerous tissue can, surprisingly, lead to a less favorable environment for tumor cells. Their findings shed light …
Comparing medical images better
Together with the radiation oncology department of AMC, Peter Bosman of CWI’s Life Sciences and Health group has been awarded 1.4 million euros for a project in NWO’s Open Technology Programme for …
A puzzle with a million pieces: assembling viral genomes from sequencing data
Researchers from CWI’s Life Science and Health group have developed a new computational tool, SAVAGE, for reconstructing the genomes of the different virus strains that affect an infected person. SAVAGE makes it …
Researchers develop robotic friend for children with cancer
A research team led by the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) in Amsterdam will investigate using robots to provide emotional support for children with cancer. The robots should be a personal, social …
PhD student Lisanne Rens wins H. D. Landahl Mathematical Biophysics Award
CWI PhD student Lisanne Rens has been awarded the 2017 H. D. Landahl Mathematical Biophysics Award. Every two years, the Society for Mathematical Biology gives out this reward in recognition of a …
Cells’ own contractions stimulate growth orientation
During the growth of embryos cells align with forces from the surrounding tissue. These forces originate from differences in growth rates, muscle contractions or gravity. Mathematicians at the CWI research centre in …
Shape instructs future fate of cells in Nature Communications
How does a cell make a decision about his future, on what type of cell it will be after the cell division? This process is described by Roeland Merks and Cong Chen …
ERCIM News 104 on Big Data in Life Sciences co-coordinated by Roeland Merks
ERCIM News No. 104 was published in January 2016 at http://ercim-news.ercim.eu/en104
