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Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devices
Read more: Arrays of quantum rods could enhance TVs or virtual reality devicesMIT engineers developed a new way to create these arrays, by scaffolding quantum rods onto patterned DNA. Flat screen TVs that incorporate quantum dots are now commercially available, but it has been more difficult to create arrays of their elongated cousins, quantum rods, for commercial devices. Quantum rods can control both the polarization and…
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Atlas of human brain blood vessels highlights changes in Alzheimer’s disease
Read more: Atlas of human brain blood vessels highlights changes in Alzheimer’s diseaseMIT researchers characterize gene expression patterns for 22,500 brain vascular cells across 428 donors, revealing insights for Alzheimer’s onset and potential treatments. Your brain is powered by 400 miles of blood vessels that provide nutrients, clear out waste products, and form a tight protective barrier — the blood-brain barrier — that controls which molecules…
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An unprecedented view of gene regulation
Read more: An unprecedented view of gene regulationMIT engineers’ new technique analyzes the 3D organization of the genome at a resolution 100 times higher than before. Image: Melanie Gonick/MIT Much of the human genome is made of regulatory regions that control which genes are expressed at a given time within a cell. Those regulatory elements can be located near a target gene…
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