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Liver Cells Age Differently Depending on Where They Are in the Organ

Looking around us, we can see that people age at different rates. But what about inside? Do all cells age in the same way? Researchers have now shown in the liver of mice that liver cells age differently depending on where they are located.
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Yeast Can Produce Drugs for Treatment of Schizophrenia

An international team of researchers has demonstrated that genetically engineered yeast cells can produce the natural plant product alstonine, which has shown positive effects in treating schizophrenia.
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187 New Genetic Variants Linked to Prostate Cancer

The largest and most diverse investigation into prostate cancer genetics yet, which included major increases in representation among men from different racial and ethnic groups, has revealed 187 new risk variants.
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World’s First Chimeric Monkey Born Using Embryonic Stem Cells

Chinese scientists report the first birth of a live chimeric monkey whose cells largely derive from a line of monkey stem cells. Their findings are published in Cell.
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Understanding the Relationship Between Anxiety and the Gut Microbiome

Interactions among microorganisms within the human gut may be associated with increased anxiety levels in people with depression, according to research led by UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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Researchers Identify Silicon Transporter in Rice

Researchers identify a membrane transporter in rice that regulates the accumulation and localization of silicon in the leaves.
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What Happens in a Virus Particle When the Temperature Is Raised?

Researchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the USA, have mapped on an atomic level what happens in a virus particle when the temperature is raised.
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Head Lice Help Scratch the Surface of Human Evolution

A study analzyes the genetics of 275 human lice, revealing new clues about human migration.
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Half-Synthetic Yeast Engineered for the First Time

The Synthetic Yeast Genome Project 2.0 declares a major milestone: it has created a yeast strain comprising over 50% synthetic DNA.
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Genetics From Healthy Tissue Could Be Potential Biomarker for Cancer Reoccurrence

Genetic information collected from seemingly healthy tissue near lung tumors may be a better predictor of whether cancer will come back after treatment than analysis of the tumors themselves.
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