Researchers at the University of Liège have identified a key genetic regulator that enables macrophages to reach full maturity and preserve the health of our organs. The MafB factor, a veritable "molecular switch," activates ...
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Precision and timing of gene expression is essential for normal biological functions and, when disrupted, can lead to many human diseases, including cancers. However, how molecular machines—protein complexes—that control ...
Jan 8, 2026
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One of the biggest risk factors for developing liver cancer is a high-fat diet. A new study from MIT reveals how a fatty diet rewires liver cells and makes them more prone to becoming cancerous.
Dec 22, 2025
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The mammalian liver has an extraordinary regenerative capacity, capable of fully restoring its mass and function after injury or partial resection. A study led by researchers at the University of Barcelona has identified ...
Jun 3, 2025
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High-risk neuroblastoma kills roughly half of affected children because the tumor can switch cell identity and evade therapy. By combining single-cell multi-omics with spatial transcriptomics, researchers at Karolinska Institutet ...
May 12, 2025
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Collaborative research led by investigators at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center defines a novel approach to understanding how certain proteins called transcription factors determine which genetic ...
Apr 4, 2025
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The nervous system is a marvel of biological engineering, composed of intricate networks that control every aspect of an animal's movement and behavior. A fundamental question in neuroscience is how these vast, complex circuits ...
Mar 13, 2025
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Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and their colleagues have developed the first comprehensive map of the dramatic changes that take place in the blood system over the course of the human ...
Dec 6, 2024
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Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have used artificial intelligence to identify drug targets based on mapping regulatory networks in patient tumors. The study, published in Cell Systems, experimentally identified and ...
Sep 5, 2024
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A newly discovered code within DNA—coined "spatial grammar"—holds a key to understanding how gene activity is encoded in the human genome.
Aug 20, 2024
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