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Transcription Start Site Often Determines the Site of Transcription End

Max Planck research show that the site of transcription start often determines the site of transcription end.
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Aging Mechanisms of Spinal Motor Neurons Revealed

A new study led by researchers at Brown University’s Carney Institute for Brain Science offers a blueprint to help scientists prevent and reverse motor deficits that occur in old age.
Head and neck cancer organoids.
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Head and Neck Cancer Organoid Biobank Created

Researchers have developed a biobank with organoids derived from patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) and have used this biobank to validate known HNC biomarkers.
Six 3D render images showing how different organelles are distributed throughout a cell, and how this is different in young and old cells.
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Intracellular Toolkit Identifies Cells Most Likely To Create Effective Cell Therapies

An intracellular toolkit that maps organelle geography could be used to identify cells that will make effective cell therapies.
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Scarring of Collagen “Highway” Halts Healing Power of Stem Cells

Study in mice shows scarring of collagen "highway" prevents stem cells from healing damaged tissue in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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How Did Catalytic Organic Polymers Emerge on Prebiotic Earth?

A team of scientists at Tohoku University have recently found a potential environment for the reaction that produced catalytic organic polymers.
Human immune brain cells.
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Organoid Model Established for Understanding Brain Immune Cells

Scientists establish organoid model for understanding how brain immune cells impact brain conditions, like autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer’s disease.
How α2M and clusterin play a role in proteostasis.
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Abnormal Proteins Are Removed Using “Extracellular Chaperones”

Proteins tend to fold wrongly and become defective when exposed to stressors such as heat, oxidation, and pH changes. Accumulation of abnormal proteins contributes to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.
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Cultured Meat Produced Using Immortal Stem Cells

Scientists have published a new method for generating immortalized bovine muscle stem cells (iBSCs) in ACS Synthetic Biology. The cells, which grow rapidly and can differentiate into mature muscle cells, may offer a solution to the scale-up bottlenecks associated with the production of cultured meat.
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Role of Immune Cell Receptor in Asthma Revealed

The discovery of how a protein contributes to severe lung inflammation provides critical information for developing therapeutic interventions to treat long-term lung conditions.
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