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The 16th-century mummy's hair was well-preserved due to a calcium coating.
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Newly designed proteins can effectively degrade specific proteins in cells, offering a promising alternative for targeted protein degradation.
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January 2017 in “Journal of Biological Chemistry” Astrotactin-2 is cleaved in a specific way that helps understand its maturation.
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March 2014 in “PLOS ONE” Mice lacking fibromodulin have disrupted healing patterns, leading to abnormal skin repair and scarring.
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July 2023 in “Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics” Targeted protein degraders show promise in treating cancer but need to target more diverse proteins.
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