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news › primate-genome-sequencing-reveals-insight-into-human-evolution-and-biodiversity
… half of all existing primate species on Earth. Researchers from 24 countries compared the genomes of 809 individual primates from 233 species and identified 4.3 million common missense … said Dr. Tomàs Marquès-Bonet, lead investigator from Pompeu Fabra. “The study of this diversity is crucial …
news › recognizing-the-stages-of-heat-illness
… comes in different stages, with heat stroke being the most severe and dangerous of them all. A Baylor College of … lots of time in the sun also may experience heat rash, which happens when sweat ducts get clogged and small bumps …
news › a-new-mechanism-by-which-rotavirus-makes-you-sick
… Rotavirus causes gastroenteritis, a condition that includes diarrhea, deficient … on how rotavirus causes diarrhea, there is still no complete answer, but in this new study researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report a new mechanism by which rotavirus induces …
news › unexpected-role-of-otx2-drives-aggressive-medulloblastoma
… at Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, the University of Manitoba and collaborating institutions revealed an unexpected way in which the protein OTX2 drives the progression of medulloblastoma – the most common aggressive childhood brain cancer. The findings …
news › understanding-what-makes-some-bladder-cancers-resistant-to-chemotherapy
… chemical tags that control their activity). “By computationally analyzing the vast information generated by the … behave differently. We found that certain isoforms – especially of proteins like ATAD1 and the RAF family – were more … resistance,” Dou said. “Wnt signaling, involving a protein called GSK3B, was more active in resistant tumors. The …
news › researchers-uncover-noncanonical-clock-regulators-impact-digestive-diseases
… by body clock genes, as well as lesser-known regulators called noncanonical clock regulators. Researchers at Baylor … in digestive organs. “By piecing together data from all these studies, we built and updated how these … become a powerful tool to boost digestive health and overall well-being.” Future research will dive into questions …
news › 2024-educational-leaders-recognized-at-baylor-college-of-medicine
… members whose exemplary service with professionalism has not previously been recognized through an official award …
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… The Office of Accreditation and Education Effectiveness has developed Power BI Data Dashboards for the Baylor … by BCM and its peer institutions. This dashboard uses the most recent Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) …
news › err-gamma-trains-stomach-stem-cells-to-become-acid-producing-cells
… institutions identified the genes that were preferentially expressed by emerging PCs to guide their development. … (about two months), so we needed a system that would allow us to characterize the PC differentiation process in a … became more mature PCs. The researchers discovered that of all the genes expressed by the cells, there was one, …
news › scientists-unveil-genetics-behind-development-of-gliding
… most mammals are landlubbers, the ability to glide or fly has evolved again and again during mammalian evolution, in species ranging from bats to flying squirrels. How did that come about? In a study published in the journal … allows some mammalian species to soar through the air. “We don't quite understand how novel traits and adaptations …