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The New Stem Cells

rfee — Fri, 07 Feb 2024 02:55:33 +0000

Labs globally are electrified by the notion that just “stressing out” ordinary adult cells may turn them into pluripotent stem cells like the “induced pluripotent stem cells” (iPSCs) of Nobel Prize winner Shinya Yamanaka.

New Insight into an Emerging Genome-Editing Tool

rfee — Fri, 07 Feb 2024 02:13:58 +0000

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Split Decision: Stem Cell Signal Linked With Cancer Growth

rfee — Thu, 06 Feb 2024 21:48:04 +0000

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A Key Facilitator of mRNA Editing, Required for Proper Gene Expression, Uncovered

rfee — Thu, 06 Feb 2024 21:39:18 +0000

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Monoclonal ERCC1 Antibody

rfee — Thu, 06 Feb 2024 21:29:26 +0000

XPF /ERCC1 forms a heterodimer complex and catalyzes 5’ incision to the DNA damage during nucleotide excision repair (NER). ERCC1/XPF is also required for repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks (ICLs) and is involved in repair of double strand breaks.

Nutritional Supplement Improves Cognitive Performance in Older Adults

rfee — Thu, 06 Feb 2024 21:13:46 +0000

Declines in the underlying brain skills needed to think, remember, and learn are normal in aging.

First Guidelines Issued to Prevent Stroke in Women

feeds_user — Thu, 06 Feb 2024 21:07:45 +0000

Just as heart attack symptoms may differ between men and women, so do stroke risks.

Now, the American Heart Association has issued its first guidelines for preventing strokes in women. They focus on birth control, pregnancy, depression and other risk factors that women face uniquely or more frequently than men do.

RNA Sequencing of 750-year-old Barley Virus Sheds New Light on the Crusades

rfee — Thu, 06 Feb 2024 20:51:22 +0000

Scientists have for the first time sequenced an ancient RNA genome—of a barley virus once believed to be only 150 years old— pushing its origin back at least 2,000 years and revealing how intense farming at the time of the Crusades contributed to its spread.

Ill. governor touts new biotech center in Chicago

feeds_user — Thu, 06 Feb 2024 20:07:28 +0000

Illinois is investing approximately $4 million for a new Chicago center designed to help start medical technology companies, state officials announced Thursday.

It'll be called MATTER and modeled after 1871, a hub for digital startups state officials say created about 800 jobs in the first year. The idea for the medical hub is to bring together entrepreneurs and prospective investors to grow new companies.

HPLC Columns for Glycan Analysis

rfee — Thu, 06 Feb 2024 18:53:00 +0000

Thermo Fisher Scientific introduced a new HPLC and UHPLC column for glycan analysis. This new column offers extremely high-resolution separations based on charge, isomerism, and size and is designed to facilitate both high resolution glycan profile characterization and quantification.