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The tongue may be the epicenter of taste sensation, but taste receptors are scattered throughout the digestive and respiratory tracts.
Compounds we perceive as sweet or bitter in the mouth trigger similar receptors and signaling pathways elsewhere in the body, helping to regulate digestion, respiration, and other systems.
Researchers identify common genetic changes in cultured human embryonic stem cells, including one that confers a growth advantage.
The behavior of skin stem cells is regulated by a 24-hour circadian clock.
Researchers have developed a way to activate cancer fighting drugs by pulsing them with light, which could make such therapies safer.
An alternative form of an enzyme involved in the glucose metabolism pathway protects cancer cells from oxidative stress.
By selectively killing senescent cells, researchers can slow the decline of health in aging mice.
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Researchers have pinpointed the region of a key cancer gene that’s involved in tumor suppression.