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Frameshifting with mRNA Therapeutics

N1-methylpseudouridylation of mRNA causes +1 ribosomal frameshifting
“Here we [MRC researchers at the University of Cambridge] demonstrate that incorporation of N1-methylpseudouridine [MORE]

Lab Grown Small Blood Vessels Can Mimic Stroke, et al

Lab-grown ‘small blood vessels’ point to potential treatment for major cause of stroke and vascular dementia
“Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) [MORE]

Molecular Scissors for Dealing with SARS-CoV-

Scientists have used synthetic biology to create artificial enzymes programmed to target the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 and destroy the [MORE]

“Molecular Scissors” Change Blood Type from B to O for Organ Donations

 
Cambridge researchers change donor kidney blood type
University of Cambridge researchers “used a normothermic perfusion machine – a device which connects [MORE]

DNA Damage in Stem Cells Calls for Sequencing

Somatic genomic variation and selection for BCOR mutations in hiPSCs
“We [researchers at the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Sanger [MORE]

Organoids to Gastruloids

An early human embryo
“In 2020, a collaborative group of researchers from the University of Cambridge (UK) and the Hubrecht Institute [MORE]

More Accurate Dosing for Cancer Chemotherapy

Estimating glomerular filtration rate in patients with cancer
Dosing a cancer patient with carboplatin is a tricky business: too little can [MORE]

Lab Grown Artificial Bile Ducts

Lab Grown Artificial Bile Duct
Several years ago, researchers in Wake Forest University’s Regenerative Medicine Program grew urethras for five boys [MORE]

Imaging Parkinson’s Origin

Super-strength MRI identifies neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease
From the Wolfson Brain Imaging Center at the University of Cambridge: “Most MRI scanners [MORE]

Salt as a Biomarker in Breast Cancer

Sodium accumulation in breast cancer predicts malignancy
From researchers at the Universities of York and Cambridge:  “23Na MRI revealed elevated sodium [MORE]

Bioelectronic Control of Gene Expression

Synthetic biology and bioelectrochemical tools for electrogenetic system engineering
“In this work, we [biochemists at Imperial College London and the University [MORE]

Charting Brain Growth over a Lifetime

World-first massive MRI study charts brain changes from birth to death
“To create a series of charts tracking average brain development [MORE]

Modeling ALS w/Frontotemporal Dementia in a Brain Organoid

Lab-grown mini brains for neurodegenerative disease
Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge report “the development of a cerebral organoid slice model [MORE]

Advanced Implanted Spinal Cord Stimulator

Spinal implant inflates like a tiny air mattress
“By targeting the same mechanisms through which epidural anesthesia controls pain during childbirth, [MORE]