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Beyond Inversions: Genome Evolution Through Translocations and Fusions
In the rapidly evolving field of genomics, structural variants such as deletions, insertions, and inversions have long been recognized as…
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Intestinal CD4−CD8− T Cells Act as Tolerogenic APCs
In a groundbreaking study poised to redefine our understanding of intestinal immunology, researchers have uncovered a novel subset of T…
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HKU Researchers Illuminate the Impact of Urban Light Pollution
In recent years, the growing concern over light pollution has sparked significant scientific inquiry into its environmental and societal impacts.…
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Mass Spectrometry for the Masses
To identify specific chemicals or molecules in the life sciences and medical research, scientists often use mass spectrometry (MS), usually…
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Top 10 U.S. Biopharma Clusters 2025
Addressing analysts earlier this year, executives from Alexandria Real Estate Equities discussed some sobering trends facing biopharma as well as…
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Reading the Masterminds of the Human Body
Stem cells anchor the development of human organs and other structures, and, in some cases, can also perform repairs. The…
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Designer Stem Cells Power New R&D Assay Systems
From axolotls to zebrafish, stem cells possess remarkable regenerative abilities, enabling them to restore lost limbs and repair damaged organs.…
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Gene Therapy Companies Set Sights on Cardiovascular Disease
Credit: Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images Gene therapy achieved its first major breakthroughs in the early 1990s with the treatment of a…
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Epigenetic Editors Make Their Marks in the Clinic
Charles Gersbach, PhDChief Executive OfficerTune Therapeutics Epigenome editing has undergone something of a renaissance in recent years, but scientists have…
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Making New Connections: Antibody Drug Conjugates Target Cancer
Pernille Hemmingsen, PhDChief Technical OfficerAdcendo Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) link cancer drug payloads, such as tubulin inhibitors and DNA damaging agents,…