A glowing butt might help some pitvipers attract their dinner
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Deanna MacNeil
Cell Biology
As a cellular biologist, I am endlessly curious about the ends of DNA (telomeres), and how telomeres shortening too quickly leads to premature aging. During graduate studies I focused on a protein that is important for telomere maintenance, and is as complex and multifaceted as life itself (to which this protein is essential).
A potential new treatment for premature aging diseases keeps stem cells fresh longer
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Lightning blasts on clay-rich soils support a dramatic theory of how life began on Earth
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About 15% of maternity healthcare workers have COVID-19 antibodies, despite never being diagnosed with the disease
Read now →New research from London, UK, examines the risks to this group of healthcare professionals
Stem cells can give new life to ovaries and potentially restore fertility
Read now →Stem cells enhanced ovarian function and egg retrieval in patients with premature ovarian insufficiency
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COVID-19 is setting back the lives and careers of young scientists
Read now →How two graduate students are navigating science and graduation through a pandemic
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New research uses CRISPR gene editing to grow new neurons in diseased brains
Read now →Scientists hope the CRISPR-based therapy could treat neurodegenerative disease
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Scientists unmask a virus that mimicked human RNA and hit on a potential vaccine
Read now →Human metapneumovirus is a molecular mimic, sneaking past immune systems to cause cold symptoms
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