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Genetic Patterns in Brain Cancer Tumors Can Predict Life Expectancy

An international team of scientists has experimentally validated a predictor for glioblastoma life expectancy that is not only more accurate but also more clinically relevant: a pattern of co-occurring changes in DNA abundance levels, or copy numbers, at hundreds of thousands of sites across the whole tumor genome.
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How Do Plants Forget?

An international group of researchers found the answer to the question: how do plants forget?
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"Cell Pores" Study Points Way to Stopping Brain Injury-Related Swelling

Scientists have developed a new treatment that could help to dramatically reduce swelling after brain and spinal cord injuries.
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A Method for Assessing the Role of Long Non-protein Coding RNAs

The discovery of a huge number of long non-protein coding RNAs, aka lncRNAs, in the mammalian genome was a major surprise of the recent large-scale genomics projects. Now, a team of researchers has developed a reliable method for assessing the role of such RNAs.
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How Iron Binding Drives the Immune System To Deal With Respiratory Infections

A molecule which binds to iron is key in driving the immune system to deal with TB, according to a new study.
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A Deep Look Into the Gut’s Hormones

With the help of organoids, researchers have generated an in-depth description of the human hormone-producing cells of the gut.
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"Off-road" Mode Enables Mobile Cells To Move Freely

Researchers have uncovered a general biomechanical principle of cell migration that allows cells to move freely, especially in rough terrain.
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Domestic Cats Can Readily Become Infected With SARS-CoV-2, and May Transmit It To Other Cats, New Study Confirms

The findings suggest cats may be capable of becoming infected with the virus when exposed to people or other cats positive for SARS-CoV-2.
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Insight Into Cancer Cells’ Lack of Contact Inhibition

A new paper provides important new insights into the mechanism underlying contact inhibition.
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Genetic Study Heeds Caution at Excess Coffee Consumption

In a study published in Clinical Nutrition , expert epidemiologist Elina Hyppönen and team at the Australian Centre for Precision Health turned to genetics to dig deeper into the impact of coffee consumption on health outcomes.
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