The Cancer Microbiome Reveals Which Bacteria Live in Tumors
Researchers clean up data to identify the bugs better
How a Fish Grows Back its Scales
Erks are the signaling protein molecules that cause cells to divide, but also tell them when to stop dividing.
Gut Microbiome Snapshot Could Reveal Chemical Exposures in Children
Study of how semi-volatile organic compounds affect bacteria and fungi reveals new relationships and bacteria used for bioremediation in children's guts
CRISPR Tagging Improves Accuracy Of Model Cells Grown From Stem Cells
Novel method identifies which master controllers of gene activity are essential to making adult cells of any type
Astrocytes identified as master 'conductors' of the brain
In the orchestra of the brain, the firing of each neuron is controlled by two notes—excitatory and inhibitory— that come from two distinct forms of a cellular structure called synapses
Precision Genomics Collaboratory Announces COVID-19 Early Career Investigator Pilot Grant Awards
The Duke University School of Medicine Precision Genomics Collaboratory offered pilot grant funding for early career investigators interested in COVID-19 research that broadly involves genomics/’omics
Diagnoses of rare diseases enhanced through the teamwork of national network
Pooling expertise in the Undiagnosed Diseases Network solves rarest of rare mysteries
Lab-grown mini-lungs mimic the real thing - right down to COVID infection
A team of Duke University researchers has developed a lab-grown living lung model that mimics the tiny air sacs of the lungs where coronavirus infection and serious lung damage take place.
Transcription factors may inadvertently lock in DNA mistakes
Transcription factor proteins are the light switches of the human genome. By binding to DNA, they help turn genes “on” or “off” and start the important process of copying DNA into an RNA template that acts as a blueprint for a new protein.
