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October (6)
- A fully automated AI-based system for assessing IVF embryo quality
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- Scientists discover chemical probes for previously 'undruggable' cancer target
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- Flies’ Taste for Tumor-Fighting Compounds May Aid Drug Discovery
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- New biosensor illuminates physiological signals in living animals
- Introducing a New Version of the Cell Cycle
- Protein Changes in the Brain Could Explain How Neurodevelopment Goes Awry
- With AI, extreme microbe reveals how life's building blocks adapt to high pressure
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- Closing the RNA loop holds promise for more stable, effective RNA therapies
- Rebuilding the Genome of Woolly Mammoths
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- Fast Tracking Protein Delivery into the Nucleus
- Chemists synthesize plant-derived molecules that hold potential as pharmaceuticals
- Viral Research Gets Batty to Study Spillovers
- Research explains why virus causing cold sores does not spread to devastating brain infection
- Fine Tuning Muscle Control with Light
July (10)
- Study identifies 18 proteins linked to heart failure, frailty
- A Cellular Atlas of Gut Inflammation
- Discovery of Piezo1's new signaling mechanism may aid search for better pain and itch treatments
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- Interdisciplinary approach provides new insights into molecular mechanisms of cholera infection
- Harnessing the Power of AI to Design Novel Antibiotics
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June (7)
- University of Pretoria Genomics Laboratory Hosts Successful Introduction to qPCR Workshop.
- Scientists can now detect antibiotics in fingerprints, aiding the fight against drug-resistant TB
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- Research improves multiplex mutagenesis to increase experimental efficiency in plant genome editing
- Scientists leverage machine learning to decode gene regulation in the developing human brain
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- Chromatin accessibility: A new avenue for gene editing
- New stem cell model can help personalize stem cell treatment for immunodeficiency patients
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- When an antibiotic fails: Scientists are using AI to target 'sleeper' bacteria
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- Researchers identify novel genetic variants associated with Alzheimer's disease
- New insights into genetic mechanisms could improve treatment of liver fibrosis
- How a natural compound from sea squirts combats cancer
- Aroma compound found to reduce the effects of drought, improve productivity of tomato plants
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- Study shows the microbiome of fruit and vegetables positively influences diversity in the gut
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- Split gene-editing tool offers greater precision
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August (6)
- Research explores first defense against devastating ToCSV tomato virus at a molecular genetics level
- Parkinson's disease gene variant found in some people of African ancestry
- Research gives new insights into the role food intake plays in fighting antimicrobial resistance
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