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Researchers have completed the first comprehensive exploration of itaconate, a natural compound involved in metabolism, in plants. The researchers found that itaconate helps plants grow, a finding that offers new possibilities for maximizing crop growth to support growing global populations.
Patients are being healed with a personalized treatment that repairs the patient’s specific genetic mutation. The treatment was created using a form of gene editing called base editing —a method created by UC San Diego’s Alexis Komor. Her latest research outlines the way certain DNA repair proteins
When a patient is diagnosed with cancer, the time to treatment is critical.
Researchers have developed a powerful new way to look inside kidney tissues, without needing to stain or damage the tissue samples. The new technique reveals early signs of disease often missed by traditional methods.
Brain researchers have identified a bridge between the thalamus and the cortex as the key area that is modified during motor learning functions. They found that such learning does much more than adjust activity levels, it sculpts the circuit’s wiring, refining the conversation between brain regions.
Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCLA announced the creation of an engineered bacterium that has the ability to convert the toxic form of mercury present in seafood — methylmercury — into less toxic forms that are more easily removed from the human body.
New York Times, April 7
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