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MicroRNAs are digested, not absorbed
There has been a lot of controversy in recent years over the issue of whether exogenous microRNA molecules can be absorbed from food and...
Sep 8, 20153 min read


Dementia: Researchers have identified a new poisonous protein
Long overlooked eta-amyloid peptide plays a role in Alzheimer's disease In Alzheimer's disease, clumps of neurotoxic protein accumulate...
Sep 1, 20152 min read


U of T-designed microchip predicts donor lung viability
The smallest damage to a donor lung can be fatal to the recipient but a new microchip can reveal damaged tissue even at the molecular...
Sep 1, 20153 min read


New “Tissue Velcro” could help repair damaged hearts
Engineers at the University of Toronto just made assembling functional heart tissue as easy as fastening your shoes. The team has created...
Aug 29, 20153 min read


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Tumors are notoriously difficult to study in their natural habitat – body tissues – but a new synthetic tissue environment may give...
Aug 28, 20152 min read


Probing pattern formation and dynamics of nanoscale "swarms"
All together now: Group behavior in biomolecular systems "Flocking" or "swarming" behavior is omnipresent in the living world, observed...
Aug 25, 20153 min read
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