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Cryopreservation: Applications and Advances
In this article, we explore the challenges with cryopreservation and the emerging advances that could improve these methods.
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The COVID-19 Whack-a-Mole
As the pandemic enters its second year, the case for optimism has grown shakier. SARS-CoV-2 has been mutating. New variants have arisen in the United Kingdom, Brazil and South Africa, and seem intent on evading our remarkable new vaccines before we’ve even fully rolled them out.
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Cell Culture Basics: Equipment, Fundamentals and Protocols
New to cell culture? Then look no further. Here you will find a basic overview of all things cell culture, from setting up a cell culture lab to understanding basic principles and fundamental techniques. A great starting point to springboard into the world of cellular biology.
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What the COVID-19 Pandemic Taught Us About Flexibility in Vaccine Manufacturing
In this article, we will explore the manufacturing strategies and tools that the biopharmaceutical industry adopted to make such efficient COVID-19 vaccine production possible.
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The Ras Pathway and Cancer: Regulation, Challenges and Therapeutic Progress
In normal health, Ras signaling is central to the regulation of intracellular signaling networks involved in cell proliferation, growth and survival. Like many cellular signaling pathways, however, the Ras-related cascade has a dark side. Mutations in the RAS gene itself, or in upstream or downstream regulators, can push the pathway into a constitutively active, cancer-inducing state.
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DNA Repair Hotspots and “Super-Agers”: An Interview With Fred “Rusty” Gage
Fred “Rusty” Gage is president of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. After his recent plenary at the British Neuroscience Association’s Festival of Neuroscience, we spoke with Gage about his research into how our DNA repairs itself and how Alzheimer's disease causes neurons to undergo and identity crisis.
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Could Biobanks Be the Currency for an Innovation Economy?
Until now, biobanks have primarily operated as standalone innovation centers, evolving their own methods of best practice to protect and regulate human material storage and use. Now, biobanks are at a turning point.
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COVID-19 Multiomics Research: Strategies, Insights and Tools
In this article, we explore multiomic approaches to COVID-19 research and explore some of the computational and statistical tools being developed to support multiomic analyses.
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Non-Invasive Biomarker Can Track and Verify Senolytic Drug Efficacy
In a new study published in Cell Metabolism, scientists share their discovery of a novel, non-invasive biomarker test that can be utilized to measure and track the performance of senolytic drugs.
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Genome Sequencing in Modern Medicine: An Interview With Genomics England
In the UK, Genomics England is pioneering a "lasting legacy" for patients by introducing genomic sequencing into the wider healthcare system. Technology Networks interviewed Clinical Director Dr Richard Scott, to find out more.
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