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A tiny protein that restores tooth enamel

Posted on February 6, 2025January 27, 2025 by Sciworthy

Dental researchers coated damaged cows’ teeth with an enamel binding peptide and soaked them in a mineral solution to reform their…

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    A safer approach to gene editing

    Posted on May 18, 2023June 12, 2023 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

    Researchers used virus proteins to deliver the CRISPR system into cells for faster and safer gene editing.

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      Can Fish Help Us Understand Why We Age?

      Posted on October 16, 2019October 24, 2022 by Erica Curles

      What exactly causes aging at a molecular level? The answer to this question is important for understanding and potentially improving health…

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