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An Overlooked Nucleotide Recycling Pathway Fuels Tumor Growth
When it comes to supplying their purine needs, cancer cells may use salvaged metabolites, according to a study in mice.
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The Circadian Clock Tells the Right Time for Immunotherapy
Administering immunotherapy when the tumor microenvironment is most susceptible to T cells enhances treatment efficacy in ...
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Epigenetic Clocks Continue to Tick Over Multiple Lifetimes
From fruit flies that survive a mere two weeks to the giant tortoises of the tropics that can live for nearly 200 years, every species has an allotted life expectancy. But while an organism’s lifespan ...
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Viral Activation Can Shape Breast Milk Composition
Nathan Ni holds a PhD from Queens University. He is a science editor for The Scientist’s Creative Services Team who strives to better understand and communicate the relationships between health and ...
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Stem Cells Could Save the Giant Panda
Scientists have perfected the recipe to convert giant panda skin cells into stem cells to study the animal’s biology and aid ...
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DNA-Sensing Enzyme Wins the 2024 Lasker Award
Zhijian “James” Chen received this year’s Albert Lasker Award for discovering cGAS, an enzyme which scopes out DNA-based ...
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From CRISPR to Prime Editing: The Evolution of the Genome Editing Revolution
Danielle is an Assistant Editor at The Scientist. She has a background in neuroscience and molecular psychiatry. She has previously written for BioTechniques News, The Scientist, and Drug Discovery ...
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Zymo Research Stands by Its Innovative cfDNA Technology in Response to Qiagen’s Lawsuit
Zymo Research Corporation, a leader in innovative life science solutions, acknowledges the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Qiagen GmbH on August 20, 2024, at the US District Court for the Central ...