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Study Uncovers Functional Role of Genes Associated With Autism
A fruit fly study has uncovered the functional significance of gene mutations associated with autism.
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CRISPR Vaccine Protects Against Leishmania Parasites
Research suggests that the parasites that cause cutaneous leishmaniasis may have met their match in vaccines developed using CRISPR.
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mRNA Delivery of CRISPR-Cas 9 Tool To Improve Muscle Strength
Mutations that lead to muscle atrophy can be repaired with the gene editor CRISPR-Cas9. A team led by ECRC researcher Helena Escobar has now introduced the tool into human muscle stem cells for the first time using mRNA, thus discovering a method suitable for therapeutic applications.
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Differences Detected in Immune Cell From Which Infant Leukemia Develops
A team has begun to unravel the mystery of why a particular form of leukemia in infants has defied efforts to improve outcomes, despite improvements being made for older children.
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We May Have Microbes and Minerals To Thank for Earth’s Oxygenation-Rich Atmosphere
A new hypothesis suggests that oxygen finally started accumulating in Earth's atmosphere 2.3 billion years ago thanks to interactions between certain marine microbes and minerals in ocean sediments.
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Using Spider Silk To Stabilize Cancer-Suppressing Protein p53
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found an unusual way of stabilizing p53 and making it more potent. They achieved this by adding a spider silk protein to p53.
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Novel Genetic Model of Down Syndrome Created
Researchers have genetically engineered and characterized what is believed to be the first rat model of Down syndrome.
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Unleashing the Tiger (Prawn) Genome Could Help Future Farmed Stock
Researchers have mapped the genome of an iconic Australian seafood species – the Australian black tiger prawn - which may lead to bigger and more disease resistant farmed stock in the future.
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"Roadmap" Tracks Trajectories of Embryo Development
Single-cell RNA sequencing has revealed the key molecular changes that control how embryonic mouse cells differentiate.
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Link Between Substance Use Disorders and Metabolic Dysfunctions Identified
Substance use can lead to altered dopamine receptor signaling, which has been linked to changing the circadian metabolome of the liver.
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