The authors regret to report that the images for panels h (Plain PDMS) and I (MCF7-imprinted PDMS) in Fig. 3 were mistakenly taken from the same dataset, resulting in the omission of the correct image in panel h for t...
We lack tools to edit DNA sequences at scales necessary to study 99% of the human genome that is noncoding. To address this gap, we applied CRISPR prime editing to insert recombination handles into repetitive sequence...
We lack tools to edit DNA sequences at scales necessary to study 99% of the human genome that is noncoding. To address this gap, we applied CRISPR prime editing to insert recombination handles into repetitive sequences, up to 1697 per cell line, which enables generating large-scale deletions, inversions, translocations, and circular DNA. Recombinase induction produced more than 100 stochastic megabase-sized rearrangements in each cell. We tracked these rearrangements over time to measure selection pressures, finding a preference for shorter variants that avoided essential genes. We characterized 29 clones with multiple rearrangements, finding an impact of deletions on expression of genes in the variant but not on nearby genes. This genome-scrambling strategy enables large deletions, sequence relocations, and the insertion of regulatory elements to explore genome dispensability and organization.
The ability to detect and quantify microbiota over time from shotgun metagenomic data has a plethora of clinical, basic science and public health applications. Given these applications, and the observation that pathog...
Foundation models are reshaping computational pathology by enabling transfer learning, where models pre-trained on vast datasets can be adapted for downstream diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic response tasks. De...
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The effect of ''strong'' electromagnetic fields on cells and tissue can be dramatic but not necessarily harmful. The essentially universal biophysical phenomenon of ''electroporation'' ...
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The effect of ''strong'' electromagnetic fields on cells and tissue can be dramatic but not necessarily harmful. The essentially universal biophysical phenomenon of ''electroporation'' occurs if an applied field causes the cell transmembrane voltage to reach about 0.5-1 V in a time of microseconds to milliseconds. Ordinarily the cell membrane is a formidable barrier to the transport of ions and charged molecules. However, electroporation results in a large increase in transmembrane conductance, which is believed to be caused by ion transport through temporary membrane openings (''pores''). This high-conductance state limits the transmembrane voltage and thereby protects the membrane. A large increase in molecular transport generally occurs for the same conditions and allows polar molecules to be introduced into cells. Similar enhanced molecular transport can be caused in living tissues. Not only cell membranes, but also cell layers or even the stratum corneum of human skin can be temporarily altered by the electrical creation of aqueous pathways. The mechanism of electroporation is partially understood, in that the electrical and mechanical behavior of artificial planar bilayer membranes can be described quantitatively by a theoretical model based on transient aqueous pores. More complex behavior in cell membranes may be due to both the complicated shapes of cell membranes and the additional participation of metastable pores and interactions with cell structures. In the case of tissues the situation is even more complex and has only recently begun to be studied but has the prospect of providing a new approach to transporting polar molecules across tissue barriers.
Researchers have been investigating the use of ultrasound imaging to guide, monitor and control ultrasound therapy. This could greatly reduce the cost of treatment guidance and make it more accessible to patients. Ult...
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Researchers have been investigating the use of ultrasound imaging to guide, monitor and control ultrasound therapy. This could greatly reduce the cost of treatment guidance and make it more accessible to patients. Ultrasound is a proven method to noninvasively image deep-seated tissue to align a therapeutic transducer and a target tissue. Ultrasonic imaging measurements of low temperature elevations have also been demonstrated in various materials.
CDK9 coordinates signaling events that regulate transcription and is implicated in oncogenic pathways, making it an actionable target for drug development. While numerous CDK9 inhibitors have been developed, success i...
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