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Tracking oligodendrocytes across their lifespans could help scientists better understand neuronal aging and degenerative diseases. 

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Programmed Cell Death

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Programmed Cell Death: Mechanisms for Cellular Self-Destruction

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Artificial Blood Breathes New Life Into Dead Pigs’ Cells

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Move Over Apoptosis: Another Form of Cell Death May Occur in the Gut

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Why Might Cells Die or Fail to Thrive in Culture?

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Tumor Cells on Brink of Death May Trigger Metastasis

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Neurobiologist Dave Schubert Dies

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Could Curbing Runaway Immune Responses Treat COVID-19?

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Dying Cells Push the Mouse Immune System into Killing Tumors

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John Sulston, Human Genome Project Leader, Dies

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Mitochondrial DNA: A Maternal Legacy That Helps Trace the Past and Diagnose the Future

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Transform Omics Workflows with Scalable Cell Prep

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Accelerating Cancer Research Through Comprehensive Genomic Analysis

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

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Making Real-Time PCR More Straightforward

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