Category: 5. Biology

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  • An uneasy truce between population health and the gene pools within our bodies

    De novo mutations frequently arise in all cell types of the human body. Such mutations occur in somatic cells during development — when a single-cell zygote replicates and divides into 37 trillion different cells — or as the body ages,…

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  • Detailed mouse brain map created with off-the-shelf microscope

    Detailed mouse brain map created with off-the-shelf microscope

    Researchers used an AI model to reconstruct neural circuits in brain samples imaged using a light microscope.

    Scientists have found a way to map the intricate patterns of cells in mouse brain tissue with an off-the-shelf light microscope, using a…

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  • A promising approach to diabetic osteoporosis: oxymatrine’s effects on gut microbiota and osteoblasts

    A promising approach to diabetic osteoporosis: oxymatrine’s effects on gut microbiota and osteoblasts

    Animal models and experimental procedure

    A total of 50 Sprague-Dawley rats, which were healthy males weighing 200 ± 20 g, were obtained from the Zhejiang Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The protocols used in animal experiments were…

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  • Autonomic physiological coupling of the global fMRI signal

    Autonomic physiological coupling of the global fMRI signal

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  • Understanding the logic and grammar of cis-regulatory elements

    Cis-regulatory elements (CREs), such as promoters and enhancers, possess complex architectures of transcription factors that determine specific expression patterns, levels and responses to diverse cellular or environmental cues. Understanding the…

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