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Latest Discovery
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| Is ApoE the key to an Alzheimer's cure? |
| Sep 29, 2017 |
| Alzheimer’s disease has gained a lot of attention in the past week or so due to new findings about Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) published in Nature1. ApoE genotype has long been known to be a major risk factor for Alzheimer disease... Read More > |
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Latest Discovery
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| Palmitoylation the key to redhead melanoma risk |
| Sep 14, 2017 |
| Around 100 million people worldwide have red hair due to the variants of the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R) gene they carry. In addition to affecting hair color and skin pigmentation, red-hair-color (RHC) MC1R variants also... Read More > |
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Latest Discovery
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| Inducing regeneration |
| Aug 25, 2017 |
| In many ways, regeneration is the ‘holy grail’ of medical research. To be able to completely heal from injuries and to regrow lost organs or tissues is a feat that most mammals are generally not capable of. However, many types of animals can regenerate... Read More > |
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Research Trend
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| Controlling when and where: Conditional and inducible gene expression |
| Jul 26, 2017 |
| In the early days of engineered animal models, simple knockout and transgenic mice were used to examine gene function. Researchers began to dissect the roles of individual genes by studying phenotypes of mice lacking or... Read More > |
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Research Trend
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| Optogenetics: Light-control of genes, pathways, and cells |
| Jul 12, 2017 |
| Optogenenetics refers to a family of techniques which allow modulation of biological processes using light. Over the past 12 years, optogenetics has... Read More > |
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Research Trend
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| Making mice live longer, then humans |
| Jun 28, 2017 |
| Invariably, everyone gets old. However, as a true testament to human stubbornness, research toward a “cure” for aging has never stopped. Over the past... Read More > |
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Newsletter
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| Rare Genomics Institute Announces Winners of BeHEARD Rare Disease Challenge |
| Jun 21, 2017 |
| Washington, D.C. June 21, 2017. The Rare Genomics (RG) Institute is delighted to announce the winners of the 2017 BeHEARD (Helping Empower and... Read More > |
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Breaking News
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| CRISPR-modified mice have widespread and unexplained mutations |
| Jun 01, 2017 |
| The advent of CRISPR-mediated genome-editing has revolutionized the generation of genetically modified animal models. In the few short years since... Read More > |
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Latest Discovery
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| CRISPR-based unicellular computer |
| May 31, 2017 |
| A major goal of synthetic biology is to design and build digital genetic circuits inside cells, effectively programming cellular functions. Achieved this... Read More > |
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Latest Discovery
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| Healing a broken heart |
| Dec 12, 2016 |
| Reduced heart function due to aging and disease is a major health problem. Heart attacks can have devastating impacts, often leading to the death of the... Read More > |
