Scientists testing a new method of sequencing single cells have unexpectedly changed our understanding of the rules of genetics.
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Imagine a device smaller than a toddler’s shoebox that can simulate any human disease in multiple organs or test new drugs without ever entering — or harming — the body.
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The delay of puberty in girls can lead to negative long-term health outcomes, including a higher incidence of breast cancer, renal disease and thyroid disease.
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A team of researchers has developed and tested a new system for performing preclinical research to better translate lab discoveries into effective treatments.
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An experimental mRNA vaccine provides protection in preclinical animal models against infection from Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.
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A new study reports that C. diff infection may be the result of patient characteristics rather than hospital transmission.
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A study sheds new light on the evolution of neurons, focusing on the placozoans, a millimeter-sized marine animal.
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The team analyzed the unique genetic profiles of more than 1300 strains of Golden staph. Using this data along with patient and antibiotic information, the researchers identified specific genes linked to antibiotic resistance.
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Researchers have developed a new gene modification technique, known as NICER, that significantly reduces off-target mutations in DNA.
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Researchers found that manipulating one molecular signaling pathway in T-cells that helps clear influenza in the lungs leads to greater strength and longevity of immunological memory.
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French researchers just discovered something novel about daycare environments: specific combinations of bacteria are worse than others for children’s health.
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An international group of scientists used a large database of 2000 samples of canine DNA from 321 types of dogs, wild dogs, coyotes, and wolves to determine how dogs evolved into different breeds.
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Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School have uncovered several previously unknown strains of swine flu viruses that have been circulating unnoticed in Cambodian pig populations over the past 15 years.
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Researchers used single cell transcriptomics to identify a new cell type that had characteristics of an astrocyte, while expressing the molecular machinery needed for glutamate transmission.
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Researchers developed a new method to infer ancient population size and found that early human ancestors went through a prolonged, severe bottleneck during which approximately 1,280 breeding individuals sustained the population for about 117,000 years.
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