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AI Is Redefining the Role of the Scientist – Here’s How
The integration of AI and automation is transforming laboratory research, improving overall efficiency and scalability. However, scientists must be cautious as over-reliance on AI may weaken critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.

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Zika Builds Nanotubes to Cross Placenta
Researchers discovered that Zika virus constructs nanotubes to transport infection across the placental barrier undetected. The viral protein NS1 triggers this process, allowing Zika to spread while evading immune defenses.

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Silent "Scream" of Epithelial Cells Detected for the First Time
Epithelial cells "talk" to each other with slow electrical signals, and "scream" to their neighbors when injured, new research has discovered.

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Pig Retinal Organoids Could Advance Cell Therapy for Eye Disease
Researchers have developed pig retinal organoids to understand how stem cell-derived photoreceptor cells work as a therapeutic.

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AI’s Next Horizon: Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing
Dalip Sethi provides valuable insights on how AI is currently being carefully and critically considered within the cell and gene therapy industry, with regard to data and technological preparedness.

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Inducible Degrons Help Researchers Catalog Gene Function
Technology Networks caught up with Professor Mazhar Adli to learn more about his research on the characterization of essential human genes and the benefits of using inducible degrons to study gene function.

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New Approach Enables Noninvasive Monitoring of Molecular Processes in Deep Tissue
A new approach to monitoring molecular processes deep in tissues could accelerate personalized medicine, cancer diagnostics and disease detection.

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How Retinoic Acid Works To Treat Neuroblastoma
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have uncovered the mechanism by which retinoic acid selectively kills metastatic neuroblastoma cells, with little effect on primary tumors.

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Flow Cytometry Advancements Accelerate Drug Discovery
A specialist in flow cytometry, cell sorting and cellular biology, Dr. Richard Cuthbert shared his perspectives on the current and future applications of flow cytometry – and automated flow cytometry systems – in modern drug discovery.

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Human Stem Cell Study Reveals How Tau Fuels Alzheimer’s Damage
Scientists from the University of Cologne identified the 1N4R tau isoform as a key contributor to neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer’s. They found that this tau variant increases vulnerability to amyloid beta and phosphorylated tau aggregates.
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