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… Bioterrorism agents are pathogenic organisms or biological toxins that are used to produce death and disease in humans, animals, or plants for terrorist purposes. These agents are typically … the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases component of the National Institutes of Health and the …
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… Gene editing is already being used to treat a handful of rare genetic diseases; however, most … be expressing,” Lagor explained. “Using Repair Drive, we come in and kill off the weeds, or the unhealthy cells. In … also the wide variety of gene edits to the intended target site. Many people are unaware of the complexities of …
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… cancer. Nature. 525(7569): 384-388. PMID: 26331541. - Commentary: Stine, Z.E, Dang, C.V. (2015) Splicing and … lethality. Cancer Cell. 28(4): 405-406. - Commentary: Alderton, G. (2015) YC: splicing up your survival. Nature Reviews … Westbrook, T.F. , Hemann, M., Elledge, S.J. (2013) A Role for PVRL4-driven Cell-Cell Interactions in Tumorigenesis. …
research › atc-core-labs › rna-in-situ-hybridization-core
… This core performs non-radioactive, RNA in situ hybridization (ISH) on … C, Eichele G. Dev Dyn. 2005 Oct;234(2):371-86) is used to determine gene expression patterns with an emphasis on … and paraffin sections, preparation of RNA probes from customer templates, conducting high-throughput ISH, and …
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… cooperates with two transcription activation domains to induce muscle-specific transcription. Mol. Cell. Biol. … suggests a role in patterning of the limbs and face and in compartmentalization of somites. Dev. Biol. 161, 357-369. … E.N. (1994) A Mef2 gene that generates a muscle-specific isoform via alternative mRNA splicing. Mol. Cell. Biol. 14, …
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… immigrants Shaker Morris and Raheehja DeBakey. Valedictorian of his high school class, he pursued a college … by the end of his second year to enter medical school. He combined his final undergraduate courses with medical … component of the heart-lung machine that paved the way for open-heart surgery. …
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… THE HEALTHCARE IMPLICATIONS FOR A HOSPITAL SYSTEM IN HOUSTON - A PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE PERSPECTIVE … adjustment for confounders such as illness severity and site of evaluation, disparities persist, particularly for … agree debriefing after global health experience is best practice and created a checklist tool. This study aims …
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… case reports.) Our residents have the opportunity and mentorship to publish their scholarly work and to present it at … and national meetings. See the publication listing below for some examples of recently disseminated scholarship by … Residents are each expected to complete a scholarly project during their residency at …
education › ... › appointments-promotions
… Given the extraordinary circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Baylor College of Medicine is granting an automatic one-year extension of the tenure clock to all … to adversely impact academic progress and promotion for individuals who are working towards promotion on the …
news › stabilize-end-chromosomes-age-related-disease
… damaged chromosomes. The researchers showed that restoring the activity of sirtuins with a small compound stabilized telomeres and reduced DNA damage, which … and Joseph A. Baur. For the list of author affiliations, visit this link. This work was in part supported by the Ted …