cells
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In a new study published in Science, scientists used advanced single-cell methods to examine gene regulation and three-dimensional genome organization in individual cells from the human hippocampus, a brain region essential for learning and memory.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
The researchers combined genetic analyses of patients with congenital heart defects with experiments involving zebrafish, mouse stem cells, and cellular models.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Primary cilia help cells sense and interpret chemical signals from their surroundings.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
One of the most notable changes appeared in microglia, the immune cells that help maintain and protect the brain.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Weismann had proposed a radical alternative: perhaps hereditary information was contained exclusively in sperm and egg cells, with no direct mechanism for an acquired characteristic to be transmitted into sperm or eggs.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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