Nanotube injector transfers cytoplasmic contents and organelles between living cells safely

Cells are not isolated units; they continuously exchange proteins, genetic material, and even entire organelles with their ...
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New approach to heart failure: Researchers in Göttingen discover a genetic “switch”

Researchers at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) have discovered a key genetic regulatory mechanism that becomes disrupted in heart failure ...
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Fragile X syndrome often results from improperly processed genetic material – correctly cutting RNA offers a potential treatment

For many people with fragile X, the mutated gene that causes symptoms is active rather than silenced. Thom Leach/Science Photo Library Fragile X syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a mutation in ...