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It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells — which ...
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Base editing corrected a mutation that causes macular degeneration, highlighting the potential of gene therapy to treat ...
It has long been thought that only nerve and heart cells use electric impulses to communicate, while epithelial cells—which compose the linings of our skin, organs and body cavities—are mute, serving ...