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Heart-on-a-Chip Mimics Drug Responses
Heart-on-a-chip tissue platform can predict how human hearts will respond to a wide range of drugs.
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Blood Clotting Proteins Discovered as Biomarkers of Lupus Nephritis
Clotting proteins, both those that promote blood clots (pro-thrombotic) and those that work to dissipate them (thrombolytic), have been found to be elevated in the urine of patients who suffer from lupus nephritis (LN).The finding could lead to better clinical disease monitoring.
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Spotting Cancer at the Molecular Level
Researchers have combined a powerful microscopy technique with automated image analysis algorithms to distinguish between healthy and metastatic cancerous tissue without relying on invasive biopsies or the use of a contrast dye.
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Guacamole Lovers, Rejoice! Scientists Sequence the Avocado Genome
Scientists have sequenced the avocado genome, shedding light on the ancient origins of this buttery fruit and laying the groundwork for future improvements to farming.
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"Bone-in-a-dish" Opens Window on Cancer Initiation and Bone Regeneration
Like real bone, the material developed at OHSU has a 3D mineral structure populated with living cells, providing a unique model to study bone function, diseases, and regeneration.
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Artificial Tongue Could Have Whisky Counterfeiting Licked
An artificial ‘tongue’ which can taste subtle differences between drams of whisky could help cut down on the trade in counterfeit alcohol.
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Biodiversity of New Zealand Will Take Millions of Years to Recover
The arrival of humans in New Zealand, some 700 years ago, triggered a wave of extinction among native bird species. Recent calculations by scientists from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and Massey University in New Zealand show that it would take at least 50 million years of evolution to restore the biodiversity that has been lost.
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Proteins Might Restore Damaged Sound-detecting Cells in the Ear
Using genetic tools in mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have identified a pair of proteins that precisely control when sound-detecting cells, known as hair cells, are born in the mammalian inner ear.
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Food Profilers Improve Food Analysis Tools
A new methodology has been developed for the simultaneous analysis of odorants and tastants. It could simplify and accelerate the quality control of food in the future.
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We Can Now Control Brain Circuits Using a Smartphone
Scientists have invented a device that can control neural circuits using a tiny brain implant controlled by a smartphone. Researchers believe the device can speed up efforts to uncover brain diseases such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, addiction, depression, and pain.
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