By Shelley Farrar, MSc, BSc Fluorescence Microscopy allows specimens to be studied with high sensitivity and specificity through the use of light. It works on the principle that energy emitted by certain types of materials can be detected as light,…
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Alecensa
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ALECENSA® ROCALECE10720 alectinib hydrochloride Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Alecensa. It does not contain all the available…
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Hematopoiesis Regulators
Hematopoiesis is the process of blood cell renewal in the body and occurs throughout adulthood. Growth factors enable the tight regulation of hematopoiesis, enabling new blood cells to differentiate, proliferate, and mature. YAKOBCHUK VASYL | Shutterstock Blood cells have various…
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Rixadone Oral
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. RIXADONE Risperidone Oral solution 1mg/mL Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet Please read this leaflet carefully before you start taking Rixadone. This leaflet answers some…
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What are Viral Retroposons?
By Gillian D’Souza, MSc Retroposons are repetitive DNA fragments that are inserted into a host chromosome after reverse transcription from an RNA molecule. Credit: Katryna Kon/Shutterstock.com Retroposons that share structural similarities with retroviruses, such as the HIV virus, are called…
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ERIVEDGE 200225 pronounced “EH-rih-vedge” vismodegib Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Erivedge capsules. It does not contain all…
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Virulent Bacteriophages and the Lytic Cycle
Bacteriophages are a special type of virus that infect bacteria and have amazing structural and functional diversity. When a bacteriophage infects a bacterium, it can hijack the molecular machinery of the cell to make lots of progeny, and then burst,…
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Drug Repurposing: Biomedical Tools and Research Techniques
Most drugs are develooped with a specific indication, without ever investigating the efficacy against other diseases. This article describes the benefits of drug repurposing over traditional drug development, and the scientific methods used to identify new uses of a drug….
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What is SATI Gene Editing?
Skip to: The Process Application of SATI in a Mouse-model Progeria Study The Future of Gene Editing? One strategy for studying and understanding biological processes and inherited conditions is gene splicing. The technology lies at the cutting-edge of research into…
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