Tumor cells rapidly divide by usurping a metabolic trick from normal cell development.
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Tumor cells rapidly divide by usurping a metabolic trick from normal cell development.
Scientists use virus-free gene therapy on patient-derived stem cells to repair spinal muscular atrophy in mice.
Researchers and biotech companies are bringing a universal flu vaccine closer to reality.
Resource-limited countries are in desperate need of better diagnostic tests for life-threatening illnesses.
Researchers uncover weekly and monthly rhythms of sodium retention and excretion in participants of space simulations.
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Researchers identify microRNAs that keep cardiac cells healthy after heart attack, potentially paving the way for future heart regenerating therapies.
Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
Autism researchers are testing the ability of whipworm eggs to treat autism in a new clinical trial.
Using satellite data, researchers calculate that mountain pine beetle infestations raise summertime temperatures in British Columbia’s pine forests by 1 degree Celsius.