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Health

An early autism screening tool is the world’s most effective

Pranjal Malewar

It is the world’s most effective.

innerworkings of the human brain
Technology

Analyzing the DNA, RNA, and chromatin simultaneously from a single cell

Pranjal Malewar

New technology enables an unprecedented glimpse inside single brain cells.

Skin fibroblasts were successfully reprogrammed into the smooth muscle cells (red) and endothelial cells (white) that surround blood vessels
Science

Direct reprogramming of human cells could slow aging

Pranjal Malewar

This is the first study to reveal ways cells from the human circulatory system change with age.

Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) is the lab rat of plant science. Credit: Dr Olivier Keech, Smith Lab
Plants

Plants use hormone to fight fungi and insect attacks

Amit Malewar

Just like humans and other animals, plants have hormones. Understanding the systems-level actions of transcriptional responses to hormones provides insight into how the genome...

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