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Glycerol uptake in ice wine fermentation through the use of CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing
Mohamed Mahrouse
05 Mar 2020
Icewine is a signature sweet dessert wine that is widely distributed in cold regions; it is produced through the fermentation of juice from pressed frozen grapes. The process of fermenting…
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Run the world without AtLAS
Nour Noaman
20 Feb 2020
The phrase “natural born leader” is often used to describe those among us with a tendency to dominate, boss, and—put simply—win in life. Newly published research from the Huazhong University…
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Revisiting the gold standard for stool sample storage
Jason Perez
05 Feb 2020
With the advent of microbiome studies, stool sample collection and preservation have been highlighted as key steps in ensuring microbiome authenticity. Freezing at -80°C has been…
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An HIV Vaccine: No More Monkey Business
Sandy Morrison
29 Jan 2020
Since its discovery in the 1980s, HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) has had a significant impact on countless lives across the world. As of today, more than 37 million people…
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Examining Virus Elimination Techniques in Potato Germplasm
Mark Whyte
22 Jan 2020
Plant viruses cause the second highest losses to crop yields every year, surpassed only by fungi. A research team in Norway recently compared several in vitro virus elimination…
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Renal inflammatory pathway mediation by miRNA: isolation and quantification of miR-103a-3p
Mohamed Mahrouse
17 Dec 2019
RNA isolation and quantification of miRNAs are gaining significance as promising methods in cancer biomarker discovery. Establishing standardized protocols for collection, sample storage…
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Exploring the role of cerebrospinal fluid miRNA in brain tumour diagnostics
Regan Bak
12 Dec 2019
The National Institute of Health estimates that approximately 6 in 100 000 individuals develop brain or central nervous system-related cancers each year1. Current approaches in the diagnosis…
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ASTECs: Engineered Immortals that Package a Potent Punch
Nour Noaman
12 Nov 2019
Cell therapy using cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) is an increasingly promising treatment for acute and congenital heart muscle injuries, including myocardial infarction (MI). The…
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Norgen Biotek's Stool Nucleic Acid Preservative Best-in-Class for Maintenance of Microbial Community Composition in Comparative Study
Zakaria Haj-Ahmad
21 Aug 2019
Large-scale human microbiota studies have generated key insights into a variety of disease processes, including cardiovascular disease, carcinogenesis, diabetes, hypertension, and inflammatory bowel…
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