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A study in mice has identified a critical difference in how immune system macrophages help repair the heart in newborns, but not adults, after a heart attack. The study findings uncover an age-defined mechanism by which tissue injury reprograms macrophage metabolism to fuel regeneration.
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The University of Iowa’s Center for Biocatalysis will use the $1 million grant to expand its existing biomanufacturing infrastructure. The grant will go toward installing a large fermenter in one of the facilities.
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David-Alexandre C. Gros, MD, CEO at Eledon, discusses the milestone and the role of immunosuppression regimens for durable xenotransplantation.
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Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. To mark the occasion, we wanted to highlight the inaugural recipients of the Sony Women in Technology Award with Nature, honoring outstanding early to mid-career women researchers who are spearheading breakthroughs for the betterment of society and the planet.
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Studies in mice and in human tissues found that in type 2 diabetes dysfunctional mitochondrial quality control engages a signaling program that impairs cellular identity and maturity in β-cells, and also in other cell types evaluated.
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Intra-ImmuSG, a Singapore-based clinical-stage spinoff biotech, takes an unconventional approach to targeting intracellular oncoproteins with antibodies, a strategy that has enabled the company to recently complete a successful Phase II clinical trial.
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On this episode of GEN Live, we’ll give you a full AGBT breakdown. Experts from the NGS, single cell, and spatial fields join the show to review and dissect this year’s announcements. We’ll cover the latest research and novel technologies and parse the promises made by various companies—some old, some new. And we’ll explain what it means for the next year in omics.
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The Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA) recently earned the WHO’s Maturity Level 3 (ML3) designation for medicines regulation, marking Egypt as the first African nation to achieve this status for both medicines and vaccine regulation.
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative launches billion cells project with 10x Genomics and Ultima Genomics to train AI models to advance the understanding of cellular behavior and gene function.
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Researchers developed a biomarker test for Alzheimer’s disease that may detect clumping-prone tau protein and its misfolded pathological forms years before neurofibrillary tangles show up in brain scans, which could point to new opportunities for disease intervention.
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