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Northwestern Medicine scientists have uncovered how a testis-specific protein contributes to tumor growth and progression in lung cancer, according to a study published in Science Advances.

The yeast RGG motif-containing RNA binding protein Scd6 and its human ortholog LSM14A regulate the translation of specific ...

Scientists found a genetic link between autism and DM1, where repeat DNA sequences disrupt brain gene splicing. This sheds ...

Epigenetic reprogramming holds promise for reversing aging, addressing cellular aging mechanisms and paving the way for innovative therapeutic strategies.

Letter, Bloomberg Distinguished Professor Jeff Coller discussed his research on the development of a new experimental protein ...

Engineers and biologists at Dartmouth College have found that, just like word order affects meaning in a sentence, the ...

Researchers have developed engineered human microglia that detect disease-related brain changes and release therapeutic ...

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That's because sex — and gender roles, too —permeates all the way down to the most unreproductive of cell types. If you want to do science about animals including humans, sex as a biological variable ...