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Hairy, Lab-grown Human Skin Cell Model Could Advance Hair Loss Research
A paper published in Nature describes the hairy creation as the first hair-bearing human skin organoid made with pluripotent stem cells, or the master cells present during early stages of embryonic development that later turn into specific cell types.
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Scientists Work Towards a CRISPR-based COVID-19 Therapy
A team of scientists from Stanford University is working with researchers at the Molecular Foundry, a nanoscience user facility located at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), to develop a gene-targeting, antiviral agent against COVID-19.
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First Structures of α-synuclein Filaments From Human Brain
Researchers have revealed the first structures of α-synuclein filaments from human brain, which may benefit diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative synucleinopathies.
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Primitive Genetic Alphabet Based on RNA and DNA
New research has suggested that early informational polymers might have been formed from DNA and RNA building blocks at the dawn of life.
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Atomic “Blueprint” of Molecular Machine Involved in Membrane Protein Installation
Van Andel Institute scientists have revealed the first known atomic structure of a "molecular machine" responsible for installing critical signaling proteins into cellular membranes.
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Twin Study Finds Sensitivity Is Partly in Our Genes
The study compared pairs of identical and non-identical 17-year-old twins to see how strongly they were affected by positive or negative experiences – their "sensitivity" level.
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Scouring Microbial Metabolic Pathways in the Pursuit of New Therapeutics
In a new study, researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), in Barcelona, describe a new method for determining active metabolic pathways in microbes using cutting-edge techniques from genomics and proteomics.
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Fat Cell's Immune Response Makes Obesity Even Worse
New research shows that adipocytes themselves can unlock a dormant inflammatory potential during obesity that further disrupts a person's metabolism.
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Scientists Engineer Human Cells With Squid-like Transparency
Inspired by the tunable transparency of squids, a research project has taken the first step towards intrinsically translucent human tissue.
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Ancient DNA From Dead Sea Scrolls Decoded in Seven-year Study
An interdisciplinary team of scientists has successfully decoded ancient DNA extracted from the animal skins on which the Dead Sea Scrolls were written.
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