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The Genetic Program That Governs the Birth of Vision
How is the retina formed? And how do neurons differentiate to become individual components of the visual system? By focusing on the early stages of this complex process, researchers have identified the genetic programmes governing the birth of different types of retinal cells and their capacity to wire to the correct part of the brain, where they transmit visual information.
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Studying Heart Cells With Nanovolcanoes
Researchers at EPFL and the University of Bern have developed a groundbreaking method for studying the electrical signals of cardiac muscle cells. The technology has numerous potential applications in basic and applied research – such as improving the search for mechanisms underlying cardiac arrhythmias.
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Malaria Can and Should Be Eradicated Within a Generation
A future free of malaria, one of the world's oldest and deadliest diseases, can be achieved as early as 2050, according to experts.
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A Swifter Way Towards 3D Printed Organs
Sacrificial ink-writing technique allows 3D printing of large, vascularized human organ building blocks.
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Non-contact Evanescent Acoustic Tweezers Can Manipulate Cell and Bacterial Samples
Scientists have developed a new acousto-microfluidic technology for manipulating micro- and nanoscale samples using evanescent sound waves.
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Zika May Cause Damage in Adult Brains Too
Researchers have found that Zika virus infects adult brain tissue and continues to produce infectious new virus. Until now, Zika virus was thought to infect only so-called progenitor cells or still immature neurons, as occurs in the developing brain of fetuses.
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Two-pronged Approach To Tackle Leukemia Drug Resistance
A team has devised a potential treatment against a common type of leukemia that could have implications for many other types of cancer.
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Genome Regions Associated With Left-handedness Identified For the First Time
A new scientific study has – for the first time – identified regions of the genome that are associated with being left-handed and linked the effect of these genes with the brain's architecture, specifically regions associated with language.
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Lungs Home to Newly Discovered Immune Cell Populations
Researchers have identified two very distinct sub-populations of interstitial macrophages and their local precursors. This new knowledge is a further step towards understanding the regulation of the lung immune system and developing targeted approaches to prevent respiratory diseases, such as asthma.
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Beyond Sequencing: Creating a 3D Genome
Like pirates on a treasure hunt, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have created the first 3D map of a mouse genome and used it to discover scientific gold.
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