A study led by Prof. Qiuyu Zhang (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Prof. Ki-Bum Lee (Rutgers University), and Prof. Liang Kong (School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University) has established an injectable ...
Bio & Medicine
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Alternative splicing is a fundamental biological process that allows cells to make many different types of mRNAs and proteins from a limited number of genes. For many animals, including humans, it is a feature that is essential ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 13, 2022
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Leveraging unique expertise in the spirit of collaboration is one of Carnegie Mellon University's formulas for success. Over the past three years, Phil Campbell and Xi (Charlie) Ren partnered on research related to spatial ...
Materials Science
Apr 11, 2022
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Stem cells can develop into many different types of cells in the body. For instance, when a person is injured, stem cells come to the site of the injury and aid in healing damaged tissues. New nanotechnology developed by ...
Bio & Medicine
Mar 30, 2022
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Northwestern Medicine scientists discovered a new and unique transport mechanism within developing egg cells in fruit flies, according to a study published in eLife.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 14, 2022
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To prevent the extinction of the northern white rhino, the international consortium BioRescue is attempting to create artificial egg cells from stem cells. A team led by MDC's Sebastian Diecke and Micha Drukker of Leiden ...
Ecology
Mar 10, 2022
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People are having children later than ever before. The average age of new parents in the United States has been rising for at least the past half century.
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 3, 2022
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Imagine a ball thrown in the air: it curves up, then down, tracing an arc to a point on the ground some distance away. The path of the ball can be described with a simple mathematical equation, and if you know the equation, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 1, 2022
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Cells in the developing embryo can sense the stiffness of other cells around them, which is key to them moving together to form the face and skull, finds a new study by UCL researchers.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 8, 2021
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Scientists are using human stem cells to create a structure that mimics a pre-embryo and can serve as a research alternative to a real one.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 2, 2021
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