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The process of ribosome repair visualized as a factory assembly line that recognizes a damaged ribosome, and then repairs it via exchange.
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Cells Send Maintenance Crews To Fix Damaged Protein Factories

In a discovery fundamental to the inner workings of cells, scientists have discovered that if oxidative stress damages ribosomes, repair crews may move in to help fix the damage so work can quickly resume.
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Researchers Create a Map To Study Novel Form of Cell-to-Cell Communication

An international team has developed a new powerful resource to study extracellular RNA (exRNA), a novel form of cell-to-cell communication.
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New Understanding of Cellular Response to Metabolic Stress

A new study has identified the critical link between a cell sensing low energy levels and responding by eliminating and replacing mitochondria.
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We Finally Know Why Our DNA Has an X Shape

We finally know why our DNA has an X shape. This finding by researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute may have much broader implications for how our cells behave.
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Intestinal Immune Cells Found To Have Key Role in Iron Deficiency

Researchers have discovered that certain immune cells in the intestine play an important role in iron absorption in the body.
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New Drug Blocks Development of Leaky Blood Vessels in the Retina 

In the spiraling cycle that can lead to vision loss in premature newborns, scientists have found a new target and drug that together appear to stop the destruction in its tracks.
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Regenerative Hair Cells Treat Hearing Loss

Researchers move closer to a gene therapy solution for hearing loss.
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Reverting Adult Cardiac Fibroblasts to Their Neonatal Phenotype Improves Reprogramming Efficacy

A recent study using mice has revealed a way to turn back the clock after heart attack. The researchers behind the work used RNAs to instruct cells in an injured heart to eliminate scar tissue and recreate cardiac muscle, allowing the heart to function like new again.
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New Brain Target Identified in Spinal Cord Injury Recovery Work

A research team has pinpointed a new neurological target that could improve walking recovery in patients with spinal cord injuries.
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Adding a Couple of Cell Layers to Corn Could Boost Nutritional Value

In a new study, scientists show it’s possible to increase iron up to 35% and zinc up to 15% compared to parent lines simply by adding cell layers in the bran.
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