First complete, gapless sequence of a human genome published
Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome...
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UW Medicine scientists contribute to the publication of first complete, gapless genome sequence
UW Medicine genome scientists were among the leading contributors to the publication of the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome announced this week...
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SARS-CoV-2 may have consequences to host cells beyond evoking an immune response
Recent data indicates that individuals are experiencing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms long after clearing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, which suggests...
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Repeated injury to the epithelial tissue of airways causes “biological aging” of stem cells
Are prematurely aged or overworked stem cells a significant factor in chronic lung disease? Findings of a study just released in STEM CELLS Translational Medicine...
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Telomeric DNA damage response may increase susceptibility of elderly people to COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 causes the pandemic coronavirus disease COVID-19, that is more harmful for elderly people, who show more severe symptoms and are at higher risk of...
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Potential association between senescence and aging in COVID-19
Leonard Hayflick revealed in the 1960s that cultured human diploid cells had limited proliferative ability, with cells ceasing to multiply after serial passage in vitro....
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TTUHSC researcher secures $1.9 million grant to investigate vulnerabilities in ALT cancers
The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, recently awarded a five-year, $ $1.9 million grant to C. Patrick Reynolds, M.D., Ph.D.,...