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Biologists discover how pancreatic tumors lead to weight loss
Read more: Biologists discover how pancreatic tumors lead to weight lossShortfall of digestive enzymes can lead to tissue breakdown in early stages of pancreatic cancer. Patients with pancreatic cancer usually experience significant weight loss, which can begin very early in the disease. A new study from MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute offers insight into how this happens, and suggests that the weight loss may not…
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Decoding RNA-protein interactions
Read more: Decoding RNA-protein interactionsThanks to continued advances in genetic sequencing, scientists have identified virtually every A, T, C, and G nucleotide in our genetic code. But to fully understand how the human genome encodes us, we need to go one step further, mapping the function of each base. That is the goal of the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) project,…
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Ingestible”bacteria on a chip” could help diagnose disease
Read more: Ingestible”bacteria on a chip” could help diagnose diseaseUltra-low power sensors carrying genetically engineered bacteria can detect gastric bleeding. MIT researchers have built an ingestible sensor equipped with genetically engineered bacteria that can diagnose bleeding in the stomach or other gastrointestinal problems. This “bacteria-on-a-chip” approach combines sensors made from living cells with ultra-low-power electronics that convert the bacterial response into a wireless signal…
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