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Discovery concerning the nervous system overturns a previous theory
It appears that when our nervous system is developing, only the most viable neurons survive,…
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One-atom switch supercharges fluorescent dyes: Simple technique to make biocompatible ‘turn-on’ dyes
It only took the replacement of one atom for Rice University scientists to give new…
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Pancreas on a chip: Organ-on-a-chip and stem-cell tech combined: Organ-on-a-chip and stem-cell tech
By combining two powerful technologies, scientists are taking diabetes research to a whole new level.…
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Targeting a blood stem cell subset shows lasting, therapeutically relevant gene editing
In a paper published in the July 31 issue of Science Translational Medicine, researchers at…
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New ‘don’t eat me’ signal may provide basis for cancer therapies
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a new signal that cancers…
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Signals from skin cells control fat cell specialization
When cells change to a more specialized type, we call this process cellular differentiation. Scientists…
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Sperm may offer the uterus a ‘secret handshake’: Researchers discover endometrial receptor that can recognize sperm molecule
Why does it take 200 million sperm to fertilize a single egg? One reason is…
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Repair of aged tissue can be enhanced by inhibiting signals from neighboring cells
Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered how regenerative capacity of intestinal epithelium declines…
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Molecular switch for ‘exhaustion mode’ of immune cells discovered
Tumors and certain viral infections pose a challenge to the human body which the immune…
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