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REJUVENATION AND REPAIR: HOW STEM CELLS ARE CHANGING HEALTHCARE
Stem cells have the potential to change the face of healthcare. How can we generate these cells in the lab? This article gives a brief overview of induced pluripotent stem cell technology and how this can be applied to treat patients.
THE GHOSTS IN YOUR GENOME: HOW RETROVIRUSES INFLUENCE YOUR DEVELOPMENT
Most of your genome doesn’t code for proteins, but for viruses. Here we discuss their roles in controlling some basic aspects of human development.
MORNING BIRD OR NIGHT OWL?
We each have a powerful alarm clock in our cells that tells us when to sleep and when to be active – our circadian rhythm – and it’s wound differently for each person. In this article you’ll learn how circadian rhythm controls sleep, how a greatly altered circadian rhythm leads to sleep disorders, and the latest research on the genetics of sleep preferences.
ANTIMICROBIAL PEPTIDES: YOUR BODY'S HOMELAND SECURITY
How do we survive infections when some types of bacteria can double their population as quickly as a run of a sitcom episode (twenty minutes) while our adaptive immune system takes a few days to produce antibodies and T cells in our defense? What defenses does our body use in the meantime to keep the infection under control?