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Nasal drops fight brain tumors noninvasively
WashU MedicinePeer-Reviewed Publication
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- NIH/National Cancer Institute, NIH/National Cancer Institute, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Melanoma Research Foundation, Chicago Cancer Baseball Charities, Cellularity, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, AbbVie, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Cancer Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center
Epigenetic changes regulate gene expression, but what regulates epigenetics?
Salk InstitutePeer-Reviewed Publication
All the cells in an organism have the exact same genetic sequence. What differs across cell types is their epigenetics—meticulously placed chemical tags that influence which genes get expressed in each cell. If epigenetic changes regulate our genetics, what is regulating them? Salk scientists have now used plant cells to discover that a type of epigenetic tag, called DNA methylation, can be regulated by genetic mechanisms. Prior to this study, scientists had only understood how DNA methylation was regulated by other epigenetic features, so the discovery that genetic features can also guide DNA methylation patterns is a major paradigm shift. Their findings could inform future epigenetic engineering strategies aimed at generating methylation patterns predicted to repair or enhance cell function, with many potential applications in medicine and agriculture.
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- Nature Cell Biology
New tech can unlock mysteries of genome’s hidden half
Cornell UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- iScience
A fast and high-precision satellite-ground synchronization technology in satellite beam hopping communication
Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., LtdNew membrane sets record for separating hydrogen from CO2
University at BuffaloPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Science Advances
Rice engineers show lab grown diamond films can stop costly mineral buildup in pipes
Rice UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- ACS Nano
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- U.S. National Science Foundation, Welch Foundation, Brazilian agency São Paulo Research Foundation, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development-Brazil, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-Brasil