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Researchers have developed synthetic genes that function like the genes in living cells. The artificial genes can build intracellular structures through a cascading sequence that builds ...

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At the heart of our cells, a previously unknown structure has just been identified, shedding new light on essential biological mechanisms. This discovery could transform our understanding of certain ...

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New discoveries about the malaria parasite made by researchers at Columbia and Drexel universities could change the way ...

Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they observed tubes forming in brain cells to rid neurons of toxic small molecules, ...