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Scientists at the University of Minnesota say they've made the first synthetic cell that can complete a life cycle, a major ...

This cell-like structure can grow, feed, divide and compete. Researchers ponder what it means for the future of synthetic ...

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In a new study published in Science titled, “Mitochondrial metabolism and signaling direct dendritic cell function in antitumor immunity,” researchers from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have ...

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Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered how to reverse aging in blood-forming stem cells in mice by correcting defects in the stem cell's lysosomes. The breakthrough ...

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1 Laboratory of Fundamental and Applied Physics, Applied Fundamental Science (SFA), Nangui Abrogoua University, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. 2 New Energy Research Institute (IREN), Nangui Abrogoua ...