On the same day a Chinese scientist announced he had used CRISPR gene editing technology to give twin babies resistance to HIV infection, a team of UNC School of Medicine bioethics professors published a paper entitled "Is ...
Biotechnology
Nov 29, 2018
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About 15 years ago, UNC Lineberger's Dale Ramsden, Ph.D., was looking through a textbook with one of his students when they stumbled upon a scientific mystery.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 16, 2018
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Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine in collaboration with researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have resolved the three-dimensional molecular structure of the protein that's defective in people with cystic ...
Biochemistry
Oct 19, 2018
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Can scientists improve cancer treatment for man's best friend?
Plants & Animals
Oct 5, 2018
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Tardigrades, also known as water bears, are microscopic animals that live basically everywhere on earth, from the hot springs atop the Himalayas to the icy tundra of Antarctica to —almost certainly —your backyard.
Ecology
Jul 27, 2018
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A special cluster of proteins that helps unwind DNA during cell division plays a key role in keeping stem cells in their immature state, according to a new study by UNC School of Medicine researchers.
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 13, 2017
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UNC School of Medicine researchers discovered that the major developmental function of heterochromatin – a form of tight DNA packaging found in chromosomes – is likely to suppress activity of virus-like DNA elements known ...
Biotechnology
Sep 1, 2016
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As scientists identify ways that viruses exploit their host cells to make more copies of themselves, they are also uncovering clues to how these viral invaders can trigger cancerous cell growth.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2016
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What if cancer cells couldn't move? What if patients – once they're diagnosed with cancer – could take a drug that made cancer cells immobile? The answer is simple: survival rates would skyrocket. But reality is complicated. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 14, 2015
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The human gut is a remarkable thing. Every week the intestines regenerate a new lining, sloughing off the equivalent surface area of a studio apartment and refurbishing it with new cells. For decades, researchers have known ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 18, 2015
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