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Study provides insights into human 8-cell-like cells and early embryonic development

The onset of embryo-specific gene transcription, also known as embryonic genome activation (EGA), is a crucial step in the developmental journey of an organism.

22 Sep 2023

CPRIT awards $2 million to SMU to recruit cancer biology researcher Annika Wylie

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded $2 million to recruit Annika Wylie to SMU and fund five years of her research, which focuses on the p53 gene, a naturally occurring tumor suppressor.

21 Sep 2023

New method detects microRNA targets at the level of single cells

MicroRNAs are small molecules that regulate gene activity by binding to and destroying RNAs produced by the genes.

21 Sep 2023

Study offers new insight into immune cells critical to successful vaccination against SARS-CoV-2

A study has revealed new details about a key population of immune system cells critical to successful vaccination against the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2.

21 Sep 2023

Rice engineers develop split gene-editing tool with enhanced control

To make a gene-editing tool more precise and easier to control, Rice University engineers split it into two pieces that only come back together when a third small molecule is added.

21 Sep 2023

Study uncovers how a newborn's cry triggers breast milk release in mothers

Hearing the sound of a newborn's wail can trigger the release of oxytocin, a brain chemical that controls breast milk release in mothers, a new study in rodents shows.

20 Sep 2023

Creating CAR-T cells with enhanced immune memory to fight cancer

Among available immunotherapies, the use of «CAR-T» cells is proving extremely effective against certain blood cancers, but only in half of patients.

20 Sep 2023

Real-time live tissue sensitivity assay could be used as a personalized strategy for pancreatic cancer

A new research paper was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on September 15, 2023, entitled, "Real time ex vivo chemosensitivity assay for pancreatic adenocarcinoma."

19 Sep 2023

Waters launches new walk-up solutions that further simplify the analysis of biologic drug product and cell culture media

Waters Corporation announced new bioprocess walk-up solutions designed to further simplify biologic sample prep and analysis.

From Waters Corporation 19 Sep 2023

Ongoing gene therapy trials have driven increased use of ALS genetic testing, finds study

Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine led the creation of evidence-based consensus guidelines for genetic testing and counseling for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease that affects the cells in the brain and spine.

19 Sep 2023

Adaptive platform trial shows promise for finding new glioblastoma therapies

An innovative phase 2 clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in collaboration with 10 major brain tumor centers around the country and designed to find new potential treatments for glioblastoma has reported initial results in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. While none of the three therapeutics tested so far improved overall survival of patients, this adaptive platform trial, the first of its kind in neuro-oncology, has the potential to rapidly and efficiently identify therapies that benefit patients.

19 Sep 2023

New CAR T cell therapy approach minimizes severe side effects

In recent years, cancer researchers have hailed the arrival of chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapy, which has delivered promising results, transforming the fight against various forms of cancer. The process involves modifying patients' T-cells to target cancer cells, resulting in remarkable success rates for previously intractable forms of cancer.

19 Sep 2023

New research offers insight about the reason mitochondrial DNA is maternally inherited

New research provides insight about the bedrock scientific principle that mitochondrial DNA -; the distinct genetic code embedded in the organelle that serves as the powerplant of every cell in the body -; is exclusively passed down by the mother.

19 Sep 2023

Researchers discover backup protein quality control mechanism

Researchers from the Babraham Institute, UK, and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) have identified a backup mechanism of protein quality control which prevents the toxic effects of protein aggregation in specific tissues when normal methods of molecular monitoring fail.

14 Sep 2023

Cell Biology

Study provides insights into human 8-cell-like cells and early embryonic development

CPRIT awards $2 million to SMU to recruit cancer biology researcher Annika Wylie

New method detects microRNA targets at the level of single cells

Study offers new insight into immune cells critical to successful vaccination against SARS-CoV-2

Rice engineers develop split gene-editing tool with enhanced control

Study uncovers how a newborn's cry triggers breast milk release in mothers

Creating CAR-T cells with enhanced immune memory to fight cancer

Real-time live tissue sensitivity assay could be used as a personalized strategy for pancreatic cancer

Waters launches new walk-up solutions that further simplify the analysis of biologic drug product and cell culture media

Ongoing gene therapy trials have driven increased use of ALS genetic testing, finds study

Adaptive platform trial shows promise for finding new glioblastoma therapies

New CAR T cell therapy approach minimizes severe side effects

New research offers insight about the reason mitochondrial DNA is maternally inherited

Researchers discover backup protein quality control mechanism

Research suggests laminin could play role in slowing progression of breast tumors

Rasip1 gene found to be intimately involved in the creation of blood cells

Dormant HIV reservoirs can spontaneously produce RNA and proteins, study finds

Interferon-gamma essential for lung-resident memory B cell development after influenza infection

Study helps explain why solid tumors often spread to the spine

A family of weird proteins hijacks plants’ cellular plumbing

Innovations in baculovirus–insect cell expression systems

Compound Management and its Crucial Role in Early Pharmaceutical Research

Natural products: the next frontier in drug discovery

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