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The extracellular matrix appears to inhibit regeneration; but scientists debate whether heart muscle really comes back.  

Researchers used a trio of transcription factors to transform pancreatic duct cells in vivo into β-like cells that secrete insulin and improve diabetes symptoms.

Normal brain function may have evolved to depend on gut microbes and their metabolites.

In an ongoing legal battle, the University of California, Berkeley has challenged the Broad Institute’s patent claims on the gene editing technology.

The flow of calcium and potassium ions keeps muscles contracting in the diaphragms of neonatal mice, but if a key protein receptor is missing, fatigue sets in more quickly.

Viewing oncogenic mutations in 3-D showed that they cluster together on folded proteins.

Researchers initially set out to investigate the relationship between copper homeostasis and the rare Menkes disease, but they also found links to Parkinson’s.

The Stanford University human geneticist identified the genes and genomic abnormalities underlying numerous rare diseases, including Rett  syndrome, and advanced the field of molecular diagnostics. 

The UCLA geneticist examines how defects in a histone protein lead to symptoms throughout the body.

Victor McKusick’s pioneering investigations provided insight into hereditary disorders.

Researching the rare, but all-too-common, disease of gun violence in America will take a concerted political effort.

Research suggests that the invasive, all-female Procambarus virginalis originated in a German aquarium back in the 1990s.