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Did You Know Your Hormones Have the Same Chemical Formula as THC?

To be clear, it’s not all your hormones, and to be even more clear, the chemical formula is also the same as CBD,...

What is AI? Here’s everything you need to know about artificial intelligence

What is artificial intelligence (AI)? It depends who you ask. Back in the 1950s, the fathers...

Why It Took 20 Years to ‘Finish’ the Human Genome—and Why There’s Still More to Do

The release of the draft human genome sequence in 2001 was a seismic moment in our understanding of the human genome, and paved...

Blood test detects childhood tumors based on their epigenetic profiles

A new study exploits the characteristic epigenetic signatures of childhood tumors to detect, classify and monitor the disease. The scientists analyzed short fragments...

Tumor marker may help overcome endocrine treatment-resistant breast cancer

LA JOLLA, CALIF. – May 19, 2021 – A study led by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute has identified a...

Researchers reveal the internal signals cells use to maintain energy

LA JOLLA, CALIF. – May 12, 2021 – Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have taken a deep dive into a...

Researchers Read the Sugary ‘Language’ on Cell Surfaces

When Pascal Gagneux envisions malaria parasites and other pathogens interacting with the surfaces of a host’s cells, he pictures a miniature rainforest with...

Using CRISPR as a research tool to develop cancer treatments

CRISPR’s potential to prevent or treat disease is widely recognized. But the gene-editing technology can also be used as a research...

Monkeys are less cuddly with each other when dealing with an infection, study finds

Brandi Wren was studying social distancing and infections before masking tape marks appeared on the grocery store floor and plastic barriers went up...

Human-monkey chimera embryos created in lab for first time

In a breakthrough new study, scientists have created human-monkey chimera embryos for the first time. These chimeras pave the way for more accurate...

Starving tumors by blocking glutamine uptake

LA JOLLA, CALIF. – March 19, 2021 – Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have identified a drug candidate that blocks...

Scientists shrink pancreatic tumors by starving their cellular ‘neighbors’

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute demonstrated for the first time that blocking “cell drinking,” or macropinocytosis, in the thick tissue...

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