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Fast-Aging Mice Live Longer When Oxygen Is Restricted
Massachusetts General Hospital scientists have, for the first time, shown that oxygen restriction increases lifespan in a mouse model of aging. The research is published in PLOS Biology.
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Rare Diseases May Not Be As Rare As We Thought
Rare diseases are often caused by defects in genetic material. If children inherit only a defective gene from one parent, they often are asymptomatic “carriers” – or at least that was the previous assumption.
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Wheat Rust Resistance Genes Encode Unusual Proteins
Researchers have cloned the wheat rust resistance genes and identified that they encode unusual kinase fusion proteins. Their research will enable new options for addressing resistance to disease in bread wheat.
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Development of Salt Tolerant Crops Is Becoming More Urgent
More effort is needed to bring salt-tolerant crops to the farmers who need them.
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Novel Multiomics Approach Uncovers Why Flu Severity Varies Between Individuals
Have you ever wondered why some people might get sicker than others, even when they catch the same virus? It is not yet clear why this is.
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Siblings With Autism Share More of Their Fathers Genetics Than Mothers
Scientists long thought that siblings born with ASD share more of their mother’s genome than their father’s. But researchers have now shown that, in many cases, it’s dad who might be playing a bigger genetic role.
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New Cell-Like Transport System Designed
Scientists have designed a new cell-like transport system that represents an important milestone on the road to artificial cells.
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Gene-Editing Strategy Uses Alteration Found in Rare Disorders To Block HIV
Scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University have harnessed this unusual protective ability in a novel gene-editing strategy aimed at eliminating HIV-1 infection with no adverse effects on cell mortality.
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Potential Method for Treating Fragile X Syndrome Identified
Researchers have discovered that stimulating cells’ DNA repair mechanisms may correct the inherited genetic defect that defines fragile X syndrome, a leading cause of autism spectrum disorders.
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How Biological Oscillators Interact Simultaneously
A research team has constructed a synthetic oscillatory system in yeast that can respond to dual oscillatory signals.
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