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'Barcodes' written into DNA reveal how blood ages
A study in the journal Nature explains how age reshapes the blood system. In both humans and mice, a few stem cells, or ...
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'Barcodes' written into our DNA reveal how blood ages
A study explains how age reshapes the blood system. In both humans and mice, a few stem cells out-compete their neighbors and gradually take over blood production. The loss of diversity results in a ...
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Somatic hypermutation patterns in immunoglobulin variable regions are established independently of the local transcriptional landscape
Somatic hypermutation (SHM) of immunoglobulin variable (V) regions modulates antibody-antigen affinity is initiated by activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) on single-stranded DNA (ssDNA).
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Shining light on the dark matter of pertussis: evidence for an asymptomatic carriage state from a longitudinal cohort of mother/infant dyads
This important study provides evidence for asymptomatic Bordetella pertussis carriage among mothers in a longitudinal cohort in Zambia, significantly advancing understanding of transmission dynamics.
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Your Next Password Could Be Stored in Plastic
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin encoded an 11-character password in tiny custom-built plastics called ...
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You'll soon be able to check your mail with your iPhone
However, on occasion, you can still get a random letter from Mom or an Amazon ... be able to use the app to scan tracking numbers or label barcodes to find out the status of inbound or outbound ...
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‘Healthy’ vs ‘unhealthy’ UPF? How barcodes are clearing up confusion
Instead, more and more consumers are turning to an algorithm that combines level of processing with nutritional content. By ...