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Plugging Organoids into the Brain
Providing lab-grown ‘cerebral organoids’ with connections similar to those in real brains enhances their development and activity
“To understand the mechanistic [MORE]
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Engineering CRISPR against RNA Viruses
Treatment with Cas13d-NCS prevents the spread of SARS-CoV-2 (green)
“Here, we [at Helmholtz, Munich] show that the nuclear localization of Cas13d [MORE]
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Synthetic Blood Platelets
Synthetic platelets stanch bleeding, promote healing in animal models
“Synthetic platelet-like particles (PLPs) may be an alternative for immediate treatment of [MORE]
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Liquid Biopsy Differentiates SCLC from NSCLC
Liquid biopsy: New frontier in small-cell lung cancer management
“Reporting in Science Advances, scientists at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in [MORE]
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Exosome-Based Liquid Biopsy for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer cells (blue) growing as a sphere encased in membranes (red)
“An investigational exosome-based liquid biopsy accurately detected 97% of [MORE]
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Smartphone-Based Detection of Congestive Heart Failure
Smartphone-based recognition of heart failure by microelectromechanical sensors
“Seismocardiography which measures cardiac vibrations transmitted to the chest wall has recently emerged [MORE]
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Kidney Organoids Effective against Polycystic Disease in Mice
Scientists grow ‘mini kidneys,’ reveals new insights into metabolic defects and potential therapy for polycystic kidney disease
“’Mini kidneys,’ or kidney [MORE]
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