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Biologists’ new peptide could fight many cancers
Read more: Biologists’ new peptide could fight many cancersDrug that targets a key cancer protein could combat leukemia and other types of cancer. MIT biologists have designed a new peptide that can disrupt a key protein that many types of cancers, including some forms of lymphoma, leukemia, and breast cancer, need to survive. The new peptide targets a protein called Mcl-1, which helps…
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Researchers establish long-sought source of ocean methane
Read more: Researchers establish long-sought source of ocean methaneAn abundant enzyme in marine microbes may be responsible for production of the greenhouse gas. Industrial and agricultural activities produce large amounts of methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. Many bacteria also produce methane as a byproduct of their metabolism. Some of this naturally released methane comes from the ocean, a phenomenon…
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Engineers 3-D print a “living tattoo”
Read more: Engineers 3-D print a “living tattoo”New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time. MIT engineers have devised a 3-D printing technique that uses a new kind of ink made from genetically programmed living cells. The cells are engineered to light up in response to a variety of stimuli. When mixed with a slurry of hydrogel and…
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