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A new way to regulate gene expression
Read more: A new way to regulate gene expressionBiologists uncover an evolutionary trick to control gene expression that reverses the flow of genetic information from RNA splicing back to transcription. Sometimes, unexpected research results are simply due to experimental error. Other times, it’s the opposite — the scientists have uncovered a new phenomenon that reveals an even more accurate portrayal of our bodies…
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Biological engineer Paul Blainey creates new tools to advance biomedical research
Read more: Biological engineer Paul Blainey creates new tools to advance biomedical researchHis technology platforms have benefited genomics, diagnostics and drug screening. Microfluidics — the science of manipulating tiny amounts of fluid through channels — has been widely used in fields such as genomics, where it has helped to enable high-speed sequencing. Several years ago, Paul Blainey started to wonder why microfluidics was not used for drug…
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Technique can image individual proteins within synapses
Read more: Technique can image individual proteins within synapsesRapid imaging method could help reveal how conditions such as autism affect brain cells. Our brains contain trillions of synapses — the connections that transmit messages from neuron to neuron. Within these synapses are hundreds of different proteins, and dysfunction of these proteins can lead to conditions such as schizophrenia and autism. Researchers at MIT…
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