It's a Cell-Eat-Cell World

August 1, 2018

For more than 100 years, pathologists have observed cancer cells engulfing other live cells, but scientists are only now beginning to understand how it happens and what it means for tumorigenesis.

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Genetics & IVF Institute, Inc.

Genetics & IVF Institute, Inc (GIVF) is a privately owned, diversified international reproductive sciences company. Founded in 1984, GIVF was the first outpatient fertility center in the United States. GIVF's infertility clinic, prenatal genetics clinic and diagnostics labs as well as its corporate headquarters are located Fairfax, VA.

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Designing Genetic Circuit

Infographic | April 13, 2020

Near the turn of the millennium, James Collins and Stanislas Leibler independently undertook rather similar projects: design what would become synthetic biology’s seminal genetic circuits. And they came up with strikingly similar action plans—use E. coli to pair promoters with repressors that control one another’s behavior.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, yet many people still do not understand how it affects the body

Infographic | April 16, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, yet many people still do not understand how it affects the body. This infographic shows the events that occur following SARS-CoV-2 infection

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RNA sequencing libraries

Infographic | April 7, 2020

As part of our In Focus on RNA sequencing for cancer research, we put together an infographic to provide top tips on the preparation of RNA sequencing libraries, the best metrics to use when analyzing your libraries and suggestions for efficient and effective kits for the preparation of each library type.

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What Paraspeckles Can Teach Us About Basic Cell Biology

Infographic | December 1, 2019

Discovering a new type of subnuclear body taught me how pursuing the unexpected can lead to new insights—in this case, about long noncoding RNAs and liquid-liquid phase separation in cells.

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Merck’s 23 CRISPR Patents Leading the way in genome-editing technology

Infographic | April 7, 2020

CRISPR Integration: CRISPR/Cas9 System for insertion in eukaryotic cells Compositions and use of CRISPR/Cas9 to integrate a new sequence of DNA after cutting genomic DNA. CRISPR-chrom: Improves access to the genome so that CRISPR-driven edits can be done more efficiently.

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Next-Gen Genetics: Cancer Therapies Create Investment Prospects

Infographic | August 12, 2022

The field (gene therapy) is not standing still, it’s evolving rapidly. If we have this discussion again in 18 months’ time, I don't know what we’ll be using then.

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Genetics & IVF Institute, Inc.

Genetics & IVF Institute, Inc (GIVF) is a privately owned, diversified international reproductive sciences company. Founded in 1984, GIVF was the first outpatient fertility center in the United States. GIVF's infertility clinic, prenatal genetics clinic and diagnostics labs as well as its corporate headquarters are located Fairfax, VA.

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