Reprogrammed stem cells are not attacked by the immune system, or are they?
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Reprogrammed stem cells are not attacked by the immune system, or are they?
Researchers uncover weekly and monthly rhythms of sodium retention and excretion in participants of space simulations.
Despite decades of work, compounds in frog skins have failed to yield new antibiotics. Why?
Comparing gene transcripts from different species reveals surprising splicing diversity.
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