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How the ELAV protein shapes the brain's unique circular RNA landscape
Deep within our nerve cells, a molecule is at work that has no beginning and no end. Instead of a straight chain, as is common for most RNA strands, it forms a closed loop. Known as circular RNAs ...
Key DNA complex connected to polymerase inhibitor cancer-drug resistance discovered
Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) have made one of the most ...
Why regulating stem cell-based embryo model research is important (yet controversial)
The stem cell-based embryo model (SCBEM) takes advantage of the flexibility of pluripotent stem cells (non-reproductive cells ...
Working group recommends enhanced oversight of stem cell-based embryo models
Embryo Models Working Group has released updated recommendations for the oversight and regulation of stem cell-based embryo ...
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Robot uses ‘claw machine’ design to sort stem cells for embryo model studies
Gastruloids are stem cell-derived models that replicate a key phase of early embryonic development: the third week of ...
Dozens of states sue to block the sale of 23andMe personal genetic data without customer consent
Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit in bankruptcy court seeking to block the sale of ...