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Worms May Provide Clues as to How Cancer Cells Spread and Invade

Researchers have assembled a profile of all the genes and proteins that appear to be important in the process of metastasis.
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New Tool Helps Researchers Get More Out of Multiomics Data

Scientists have created a next-generation computational tool to gain new insights from multiomics data and find hidden druggable targets.
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Machine Learning Used To Engineer Molecular Interactions

By using deep learning-generated ‘fingerprints’ to characterize millions of protein fragments, researchers have computationally designed novel protein binders that attach seamlessly to key targets, including the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein.
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New Extraction Protocol for RNA-Seq and Metabolomic Analysis

Van Andel Institute scientists have developed a new extraction protocol for RNA-seq and metabolomic analysis, offering a more complete picture of cellular activity than either technique on its own.
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Excess Visceral Fat Associated With Poorer Cognitive Performance

According to a study, Asian people with an excess amount of visceral fat tend to show poorer performance in cognitive tests of memory, executive function, processing speed and attention.
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Surging Testosterone Levels Discovered in Woolly Mammoth Tusk

A collaborative team of researchers from the University of Michigan (U-M) have analyzed traces of sex hormones in extinct woolly mammoths’ tusks. The study, published in Nature, is the first to provide molecular evidence that male mammoths experienced musth.
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Organoids Offer Insight Into Liver Cancer

Scientists have revealed new scientific insights into the features of fibrolamellar carcinoma (FLC), a rare type of childhood liver cancer.
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Neural Network Detects Disease Biomarkers in Real Time

Researchers have developed a deep neural network that can classify biomarkers with high accuracy in real time.
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“Microbots” Demonstrate How Biological Machines Move

By connecting small self-propelling toys in a chain, researchers have found the key to studying the movement of microscopic organisms and molecular motors inside our cells.
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siRNA Therapy Delivered to the Lungs

Scientists have developed a technology to deliver gene therapy directly to lung tissue through intranasal administration, a development that could potentially create a new class of treatments for lung disease.
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