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'Forever chemicals' influence the development and function of the brain

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Using a combination of modern molecular biology methods and the zebrafish model, the researchers revealed the mechanism of action and identified the genes involved. They adversely affect health and can lead to liver damage, obesity, hormonal disorders, and cancer. A research team has investigated the effects of PFAS on the brain.

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Guiding humanity beyond the moon

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Scientists have been studying for years how the body, specifically on the molecular side, changes in space. Recently, findings depict how the modern tools of molecular biology and precision medicine can help guide humanity into more challenging missions beyond where we've already been.

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Young Vilnius University Scientist I. Mogila Received Birnstiel Award for Breakthrough in CRISPR-Cas10 Research

Drug Discovery Today

Irmantas Mogila, a young scientist from Vilnius University (VU) Life Sciences Center (LSC), has joined the ranks of the most talented early-career life science researchers. He was given the prestigious international Birnstiel Award for his outstanding research results in the field of molecular biology.

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Breakthrough technology leads to life-saving treatment for deadly skin reaction

Science Daily: Pharmacology News

Using innovative spatial proteomics -- one of the most advanced molecular biology tools -- the team identified the inflammatory JAK/STAT pathway as the main driver of disease. A global team of researchers has made a groundbreaking discovery that saves the lives of patients suffering from toxic epidermal necrolysis.

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Luísa Figueiredo was elected as an EMBO member

SCIENMAG: Medicine & Health

The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has announced today that it will award the lifetime honor of EMBO Membership to Luísa Figueiredo, group leader at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM, Lisbon, Portugal), in recognition of the excellence of her research and outstanding achievements in the life sciences.

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De-risking drug discovery with predictive AI

Broad Institute

As of now, papers describing three of these machine learning tools have been published, in the Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling , Molecular Biology of the Cell , and Chemical Research in Toxicology. Molecular Biology of the Cell. A fourth is in the works. Papers cited Seal S, et al. Seal S, et al.

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Organoids: the versatile platform for discovery and regeneration

Drug Target Review

He received his BS in physics and biology from the University of Chicago and his PhD in molecular biology from the University of Pennsylvania. Engineered human pluripotent-stem-cell-derived intestinal tissues with a functional enteric nervous system. 2017;23(1):49-59. Assembling human brain organoids. 2019;363(6423):126-7.

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