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Cellphone-microchip Duo Detects HIV
A portable and affordable mobile diagnostic tool detects HIV viruses and monitors its management in resource-limited regions, utilizing a cellphone and nanotechnology.
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Staphylococcus aureus's Trojan Horse
Infectious Staphylococcus aureus diverts to its advantage a structure set up by human cells, in order to destroy and invade.
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Up-scaling Production of MiRNA-enriched Extracellular Vesicles
Overexpressing an miRNA precursor in cells increases the specific miRNA content in extra-cellular vesicles, a potential new mode of drug delivery vehicle.
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Eye-opening Discovery for CJD
The infectious agent of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has been found in the eyes of deceased CJD patients, raising concern for eye exams and transplants.
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Epigenetic Treatments Could Trigger Aggressive Tumors
A team headed by ICREA researchers Salvador Aznar Benitah and Fran Supek concludes that care should be taken with drugs that inhibit epigenetic factors.
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10-20% of Cells in a Kidney Organoid Found to be Non-Renal
Single-cell transcriptomics revealed 10-20% of cells in a kidney organoid were non-renal cells.
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Rooting in the Genomes of Giants
Giant virus genomes have been discovered for the first time in a forest soil ecosystem.
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Autism Gene Makes Mouse Brains Less Flexible
About 1% of patients diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability have a mutation in a gene called SETD5. Scientists have now discovered what happens on a molecular level when the gene is mutated in mice, and how this changes the mice’s behavior.
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Molecule Fights Muscular Paralysis
UNIGE researchers have identified a molecule that can halt the progress of a severe genetic disease that causes whole-body muscle paralysis followed by death.
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Gene Editing Dramatically Improves Inherited Kidney Disease in Mice
Gene editing could be used to stop kidney damage in patients who have Joubert syndrome, an inherited kidney disease.
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