When DNA is caught at the break
Cells have in place a number of mechanisms to protect the integrity of the genome, including processes that repair mistakes
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From The Labs
Putting mind and heart together opens a window into the adult brain
The mammalian brain is a complex tissue composed of diverse cell types. However, despite rapid advances in the field of
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Mutant PPM1D gives stem cells a survival advantage
Scroll down to watch the video summary of this work. Although chemotherapy can fight back cancer, it also has been
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Image of the Month: Assembling a rotavirus factory
Making new viruses requires assembling intracellular replication factories via a complex, little known process that involves both viral and cellular
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Coaching the immune system to delay type 1 diabetes
In type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin. Without this hormone, cells cannot use sugar in the bloodstream
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Baylor College of Medicine faculty members elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors
Drs. Mary K. Estes, Bert O’Malley and Huda Zoghbi of Baylor College of Medicine were three of the 148 renowned
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The power of the microbiome: A microbe-based treatment reverses social deficits in mouse models of autism
An unconventional bacteria-based approach has successfully reversed deficits in social behaviors associated with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in genetic, environmental
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An integrated approach to finding new treatments for breast cancer
Unraveling the complexity of cancer biology can lead to the identification new molecules involved in breast cancer and prompt new
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A potential Achilles’ heel of breast cancer bone metastasis
Researchers have found that the bone microenvironment can promote the growth and progression of breast cancer micrometastasis, a small group
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Most viewed images of 2018
Our last post of the Image of the Month of 2018 celebrates the most viewed images of the year. Click
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