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T-bet protein found essential for maintaining flu-fighting memory B cells
At the surface, the immune response to a flu virus is simple. Some cells recognize the pathogen and send a signal to the ...
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Scientists identify key role of T-bet in flu memory B cells
At the surface, the immune response to a flu virus is simple. Some cells recognize the pathogen and send a signal to the ...
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Researchers uncover molecular switch controlling DNA packing in cell division
If measured from beginning to end, the DNA in our cells is too long to fit into the cell’s nucleus, explaining why it must be ...
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Timely DNA Packing Crucial for Cell Division
From spaghetti to sausagesOur DNA is constantly being packed and unpacked. And there is a good reason for this: depending on ...
Brain Cells Keep Growing Even in Old Age, Study Finds
A new study reveals that neurons in the brain’s memory center, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood. A ...
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Later-Born Brain Cells Mature Quickly To Balance Networks
A study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that inhibitory neurons born later in development mature more rapidly to keep ...
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Cellular Reprogramming by PHF7 Enhances Cardiac Function Following Myocardial Infarction
BACKGROUND: Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts to cardiomyocytes is a potentially curative strategy for ischemic heart ...
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New understanding of how red blood cells are created could make artificial blood easier to make
Studies undertaken by researchers at Queen Mary and University of Konstanz have identified a critical chemical signal in the ...
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Senescence: Returning aging cells to productivity
Platelet-derived growth factors can restore the proliferative potential of senescent cells taken from the degenerated intervertebral discs of aged humans.