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    1. Cell Biology

    Microbiome: Balancing microbial composition through diet

    L Catalina Acuff, Karen Guillemin
    A reciprocal interaction between gut bacteria and gut cells affects protein absorption in the host.
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    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Autoimmunity: The epigenetic trajectory of type 1 regulatory T cells

    David P Turicek, Xiaoxiao Wan
    The epigenome of T follicular helper cells prepares them for conversion into type 1 regulatory T cells.
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    1. Developmental Biology

    Neuronal Development: Rethinking sensorimotor circuits

    Maarten F Zwart
    New research shows that the neural circuit responsible for stabilising gaze can develop in the absence of motor neurons, contrary to a long-standing model in the field.
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    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Gut Microbes: Regulating uric acid

    Caihong Hu
    Certain strains of a bacterium found in the gut of some animals, Lactobacillus plantarum, are able to counter hyperuricemia, a condition caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood.
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    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Cancer: Predicting drug resistance

    Nicole S Arellano, Shannon E Elf
    A new approach helps examine the proportion of cancerous and healthy stem cells in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia and how this influences treatment outcomes.
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  1. Episode 95: October 2024

    In this episode, we hear about cancer and mental health, efforts to make antibodies more reliable, exercises that can reduce levels of the stress hormone cortisol, and the possibility that products from human birth tissue could be used to treat post-surgical pain.
    1. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Cell Death: Caspases promote cell proliferation after necrosis

    Prathibha Yarikipati, Andreas Bergmann
    An enzyme known as caspase, which initiates apoptosis, has a central role in the regeneration of cells and repair of tissue that can occur after necrosis.
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    1. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Notch Signaling: Antibodies get under the skin

    Chiara Levra Levron, Gabriele Piacenti, Giacomo Donati
    By inhibiting receptor-ligand interactions in sebaceous glands, antibodies may be able to treat certain skin conditions.
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    1. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Immune Cells: Growing microglia in the lab

    Jonathan M Levenson, Hio Tong Kam, Dong Feng Chen
    Transplanting microglia derived from human stem cells into mice reveals new possibilities for treating neurodegenerative eye diseases.
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    1. Ecology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Camouflage: Tiny particles help insects evade predators

    Lin Wang, Tak-Sing Wong
    By reducing the reflection of ultraviolet light, hollow nanoparticles called brochosomes help to protect leafhoppers from predators.
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