9 search results for “ epi genetica” in the Public website
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Butterflies’ wing patterns change with the seasons
Tropical butterflies adapt to their environment to improve their chances of survival. The changes are triggered by hormone signals that transmit information about temperature to the butterflies' tissues. Biologist Ana Rita Mateus shows how a complex combination of environment, physiology and genetics…
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Precision modeling of breast cancer in the CRISPR era
The molecular mechanisms that instigate a healthy cell to become malignant are fueled by (epi)genetic alterations in so-called driver genes.
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Marieke Tollenaar
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.s.tollenaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3454
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Systems dermatology of immune-mediated dermatological diseases: cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
The complex pathophysiology of immuno-dermatological disorders is multifactorial, including environmental, skin microbiome, (epi)genetic and immune dysregulation conditions. This project primarily focuses on the orphan disease mycosis fungoides, a subtype of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. The current pathophysiological…
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Epilepsy and anxiety: targeting a vicious cycle
How effective is eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy in targeting epilepsy-related anxiety?
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Cancer cell mechanism found to be used against itself
Leiden biophysicists have found a new possible way to attack cancer cells. They have located ‘sinkholes’ on the cells where receptor proteins disappear from the surface. If a drug could push these proteins towards those areas, it would kill the cancer cell.
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Peasants of Wallonia in action!
On December 1st, Maria Vasile attended the annual meeting of Wallonia’s Mouvement d’Action Paysanne (MAP) (Peasant Action Movement). The members of the MAP gather on this particular day to celebrate St. Eloi, who is recognized as the saint patron of farmers and of the working class, more generally.…
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Call for papers: New law, new villages: Changing rural Indonesia
The 2014 Village Law will likely cause a considerable change in the character of village governance and leadership in the coming years.