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[ad_1] For the first time, researchers discovered a new technique that can transform care for burn victims and other serious injuries. Basically, researchers turned tissue cells into skin cells to help heal …
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[ad_1] Thursday, September 6, 2018 – There's a lot of reason to work, and it can be another: a new study reveals that exercise promotes the growth of new brain cells that …
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[ad_1] As the embryo develops, tissues bend into complex three-dimensional shapes that lead to organs. The epithelial cells are the building blocks of this process forming, for example, the outer layer of …
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[ad_1] Scientists may be one step to closer to a "cure" for jet lag, according to a new study done in mice. Jet lag occurs when the "master clock" in the brain …
Read More »Scientists use CRISPR to create cancer cells that destroy their own tumor
[ad_1] Cancer cells typically have a "re-homing" behavior in which cells that have metastasized return to the original tumor. Scientists took advantage of this feature to use cells created by CRISPR to …
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