imOmics in Action

Revolutionary research on ionic and molecular fluxes and its real-world applications
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Move Aside, Mice; Fish are the NEW Lab Rats

Move Aside, Mice; Fish are the NEW Lab Rats
"Lab rat" is a well known term for experiment subjects, and many labs do make great use of rats and mice in their biomedical studies. However, more and more fish have become commonly accepted as excellent medical research samples.  One such fish that most scientists will recognize is Danio rerio , the Zebrafish. Its transparent eggs and regene...
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Nature: New treatment guides immune system to fight breast cancer

Nature: New treatment guides immune system to fight breast cancer
Research on the immune system for cancer treatments is always growing, as evidenced by a new study in Nature , in which an inhibitor treatment increased anti-tumor immunity. This area of research could be furthered by investigation of H2O2 flux in the anti-tumor immune response. The Paper This week, Nature published "CDK4/6 inhibition triggers anti...
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Nature: Our skin's ability to reject tumors and heal itself

Nature: Our skin's ability to reject tumors and heal itself
One in every 3 cancers diagnosed worldwide is a skin cancer. Yale researchers revealed in Nature this week their new discoveries about how our skin naturally resists tumor formation. But how will this lead to a treatment? Perhaps the calcium flux of skin cells is the next step for this research. The Paper Nature published this week; "Correction of ...
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