2008.02.20 > For Immediate Release contact: Wendy Townley -
University Relations phone: 402.554.2762 - email:
email@example.com New Cell Behaviors Discovered by UNO Research
Team Omaha - The Mathematical Biology Research Group at the
University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) has found new evidence
that individual cells have chemical circuits that allow them to
process information from their environment. The finding,
published in the Feb. 12 issue of Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, shows that
the information processing capacity results in decision-making
ability at the cellular level -- a molecular “brain” for cells.
The results were obtained from the mathematical analysis of a
new, large-scale model of the chemical pathways. The model,
created by the research group, is unique in that it is based
completely on the logic of the chemical interactions that make
up the system. Much like humans encounter a flood of sensory
information from their environment that must be