Zooming in on cilia sheds light into blinding diseases
Cilia are short hair-like structures found on the surface of most cells. They play important roles in human and animal
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Virtual avatar reveals what the brain likes to see
Opening the eyes immediately provides a visual perception of the world – and it seems so easy. But the process
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From my perspective: Dr. Jeremy Schraw shares his experiences during postdoctoral training
From the Labs interviewed Dr. Jeremy Schraw to learn about his experiences during his postdoctoral training at Baylor College of
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Immune checkpoint therapy for ER+ breast cancers, a missed opportunity?
In the United States, apart from some forms of skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women.
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Top six most viewed Images of the Month, 2019
From the Labs wraps up the Image of the Month feature for the year by presenting a slide show with
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Applying basic science helps predict poor treatment outcomes in ALL
The survival of patients with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has significantly improved in the last several decades, but there
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Unraveling how PTEN deficiency can lead to autism
Autism is a developmental disorder that affects 1 in 59 children in the U.S. Mutations in specific genes, such as
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Rearranging genomic structure rewires gene control in cancer
Widespread DNA damage is common in the cancer genome. Understanding the mechanisms that lead to it is of great interest
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‘Give me the calcium!’ Tulane virus takes over cellular calcium signaling to replicate
Some gastrointestinal viruses need calcium. They need calcium ions to carry out several essential aspects of viral life, such as
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Learning to stop cancer at its roots
Why do some cancers come back? Sometimes, a treatment can effectively eliminate cancer cells to undetectable levels, but, if the
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