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  • DNA remnants in red blood cells enable early detection of cancer

    DNA remnants in red blood cells enable early detection of cancer

  • Sung, H. et al. Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J. Clin. 71, 209–249 (2021).

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  • Ectoparasites enhance survival by suppressing host exploration and limiting dispersal

    Ectoparasites enhance survival by suppressing host exploration and limiting dispersal

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    All animal procedures strictly adhered to the ARRIVE guidelines and relevant regulations. Animals were used exclusively for this study and euthanized using anesthetics. Their housing, handling, and disposal complied with ethical…

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  • Contezolid, a novel oxazolidinone antibiotic, acts as a potential anti-inflammatory agent

    Contezolid, a novel oxazolidinone antibiotic, acts as a potential anti-inflammatory agent

  • Hoy SM. Contezolid: first approval. Drugs. 2021;81:1587–91.

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  • Regulation of RIG-I activity by phase separation reveals new therapeutic opportunities

    Regulation of RIG-I activity by phase separation reveals new therapeutic opportunities

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    This is a summary of: Wang, B. et al. Targeting a key disulfide linkage to regulate RIG-I condensation and…

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  • Wearable sleep recording augmented by artificial intelligence for Alzheimer’s disease screening

    Wearable sleep recording augmented by artificial intelligence for Alzheimer’s disease screening

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    The Senior Sleep Dataset (Table 1), sourced from the senior sleep study9,25, originally comprised 90 in-hospital PSG recordings along with wearable device data from participants above 60 years old suspected for sleep apnea (OSA). A…

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  • Female-mediated selective sperm activation may remodel major histocompatibility complex-based mate choice decisions in humans

    Female-mediated selective sperm activation may remodel major histocompatibility complex-based mate choice decisions in humans

  • Aeschlimann PB, Häberli MA, Reusch TBH, Boehm T, Milinski M (2003) Female sticklebacks Gasterosteus aculeatus use self-reference to optimize MHC allele number during mate selection. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 54:119–126.

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  • Integration of photoperiod and time-restricted feeding on the circadian gene rhythms in juvenile salmon

    Integration of photoperiod and time-restricted feeding on the circadian gene rhythms in juvenile salmon

  • Reppert, S. M. & Weaver, D. R. Coordination of circadian timing in mammals. Nature 418, 935–941. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature00965 (2002).

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  • Biosurfactant biosynthesis by Alcanivorax borkumensis and its role in oil biodegradation

    Biosurfactant biosynthesis by Alcanivorax borkumensis and its role in oil biodegradation

  • Yakimov, M. M., Bargiela, R. & Golyshin, P. N. Calm and frenzy: marine obligate hydrocarbonoclastic bacteria sustain ocean wellness. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 73, 337–345 (2022).

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  • Correction: Inhibition of ferroptosis counteracts the advanced maternal age-induced oocyte deterioration

    Correction: Inhibition of ferroptosis counteracts the advanced maternal age-induced oocyte deterioration

    Correction: Inhibition of ferroptosis counteracts the advanced maternal age-induced oocyte deterioration

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