2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin abolishes circadian regulation of hepatic metabolic activity in mice
TCDD abolished daily oscillations in relative liver weight
The effects of TCDD on body and liver weight were examined following oral gavage with sesame oil vehicle or 30 µg/kg TCDD every 4d for 28d. At euthanasia,...
Can nanotechnology repair body organs and heal wounds? Let’s find out
Your body’s cellular structure is programmable, making it possible for it to be changed into other kinds of cells. And today, already a number of scientific studies have found at least a couple of...
George Mason University breast cancer treatment patent licensed by Targeted Pharmaceuticals
George Mason University patent with applications to breast cancer treatment licensed by Targeted Pharmaceuticals, a cannabinoid-based drug discovery company
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Manassas, Va. – A patent granted...
Researchers unveil experimental compound to block therapeutic target in blood cancer
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CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina – Researchers at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered a hyperactive cell signal that contributes to tumor growth in an aggressive blood cancer. They also developed...
How do interactions between gut bacteria and fungi exacerbate crohn’s disease?
Case Western Reserve School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center researcher receives NIH funding to investigate
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Scientists have...
Can we solve the riddle of the coral reef halos?
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Coral reefs worldwide are threatened by a variety of human impacts. Fishing is among the most pressing threats to reefs, because it occurs...
Brushing up functional materials
Over the past few years, chemists have developed different kinds of synthetic strategies to generate polymer brush layers on material surfaces. In general, polymer brushes can be attached to solid surfaces by “grafting to”...
Development and application of a high-content virion display human GPCR array
Fabrication of a non-odorant VirD-GPCR array
To develop the first high-content VirD array, we decided to focus on the 370 non-odorant GPCRs. We assembled a collection of open reading frames (ORFs) encoding 337 non-odorant GPCRs...
Combining DNA and RNA Testing Could Improve Precision Medicine for Cancer
An international clinical trial has shown that extending cancer testing beyond genetic mutations has potential to improve the personalized treatment of cancer.
In recent years, the field of precision medicine has been rapidly growing and...
Human-gut-microbiome on a chip
Affiliations
Division of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Roberta Poceviciute
& Rustem F. Ismagilov
Division of Biology & Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Rustem F. Ismagilov
Corresponding author
Correspondence to Rustem F....
