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Study uncovers a new exception to a decades-old rule about RNA splicing

21 May 2012

There are always exceptions to a rule, even one that has prevailed for more than three decades, as demonstrated by a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) study on RNA splicing, a cellular editing process.

Research provides new clues on how ApoE4 affects Alzheimer’s risk

18 May 2012

Common variants of the ApoE gene are strongly associated with the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, but the gene’s role in the disease has been unclear.

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