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The new methods, published today in Cell, will allow any researcher to induce multispectral genetic mosaics in vertebrate models such as mice and zebrafish. The technology will help advance ...

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are fatty acids that contain two or more unsaturated double bond structures. Depending on the position of the first unsaturated bond, PUFAs can be divided into ω-3, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Hsieh, M.D., covers healthcare economics, innovation, and policy. It is too easy to focus on bad news and stressful events, ...

Phosphatidylglycerol (PG) is a type of phospholipid, a class of molecules that are crucial components of biological membranes. These membranes are found in cells and organelles, and they serve as ...

Anonymous functions were introduced in the C# programming language long ago. Although anonymous functions have many benefits, they are not cheap. Avoiding unnecessary allocations matters, and this is ...

Scientists at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC) have developed new methods to produce and analyze genetic mosaics. The ability to modify gene activity has ...