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History May Not Be Repeating but It Is Certainly Rhyming
Trofim Lysenko, the mid-20th century anti-Mendel scientist and Stalin favorite, is poised for a comeback. Millions of Soviet citizens died…
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Measuring Intact (Full-length, Capped, Tailed) mRNA in a Single Assay: 5′CapQ
In the years after the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, it is clear that mRNA as a modality for vaccines and therapeutics…
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High-Throughput Genomic Sample Preparation
The Biomek Echo One System provides integrated acoustic liquid handling options for applications in genomic workflows, including high-throughput isothermal DNA…
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StockWatch: Whirlwind Week for Nvidia as Investors Weigh DeepSeek’s Impact
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang’s meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday capped a whirlwind week for the increasingly…
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Making Strides Toward Off-the-Shelf CAR T Cell Therapy for Cancer
CAR T cell therapy is one of the most promising new cancer treatments to emerge in recent years. CAR T…
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Mechanism for Self-Repair of the Thymus Identified
An international research team led by scientists at the City of Hope reports that they have demonstrated a way in…
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Generative AI Model, ChromoGen, Rapidly Predicts Single-Cell Chromatin Conformations
Every cell in a body contains the same genetic sequence, yet each cell expresses only a subset of those genes.…
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Next-Gen Cas12a System Enables Precise Single and Multiplexed Gene Editing in Cancer
Australian researchers have successfully introduced an improved version of Cas12a gene-editing enzyme in mice. Their work establishes a next-generation gene-editing…
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Bird Flu Study Finds Antibody Therapy Effective in Preventing Severe Cases in Monkeys
As concerns around bird flu grow, there may be a silver lining. Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh and the…
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Systems Immunology Could Provide Insights into Sepsis and Prevent Future Illnesses
Twenty percent of deaths worldwide are caused by sepsis, and there are currently no treatments that tackle it directly. Now,…