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Billion Cells Project Launched by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Train New AI Cell Models
The number of cells being analyzed in single-cell projects continues to push the envelope. Last week, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative…
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Alzheimer’s Biomarker Test May Detect Disease Years before Tau Tangles Appear
Years before neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) of tau protein show up in brain scans of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a…
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StockWatch: Illumina Tumbles on Q4 Results, China Retaliation
Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN) shares tumbled 16% this past week as investors reeled from a one-two punch of mixed fourth-quarter and…
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Recoding E. coli Genome for Programmable Synthetic Proteins
A team of Yale synthetic biologists report that they were able to re-write the genetic code of E. coli—a novel…
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Obesity-Linked Hormone Adrenomedullin Disrupts Insulin Signaling
Adrenomedullin disrupts insulin signaling in blood vessels, leading to systemic insulin resistance in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes, according to a…
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Uniphar Expands Operations with Three New Facilities
Uniphar has expanded its operations with the launch of three facilities in key markets that will allow the company to…
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Recipharm Expands Aseptic Filling Capabilities for Process Development, Pilot Scale, and Clinical Supply
Recipharm reports that a new modular sterile filling system specifically tailored for process development, pilot scale, and clinical supply, is…
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Engineered Adipocytes Target Tumor Growth in Cancer Models
Researchers led by the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), report a new approach that deprived tumors of nutrition in…
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Brain Mechanism for Overcoming Instinctive Fears Identified in Mice
Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Center (SWC) at University College London have uncovered a neural mechanism in the brains of…
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Multi-Omic Spatial Maps Use Retinal Thickness to Detect Systemic Disease
The condition of the eye’s retina, and in particular the measure of retinal thickness (influenced by factors such as the…