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Washed Platelet Extract

UW-Madison researchers have developed a washed platelet extract with increased platelet growth factor concentration and decreased total protein relative to platelet rich plasma, and methods of making ...
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Jacques Galipeau, Sabrina Brounts, Andrea Pennati | P190172US03

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MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A SKIN CONSTRUCT

Research into new therapies for skin diseases is challenging for a number of reasons. As is known, skin cells are exposed to both atmospheric air and liquids within the body. However, conventional cel...
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Jose Ayuso, Catherine Reed McBain, Seth Zima, Rithvik Turaga, Vijayasaradhi Setaluri | P230351US01

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MICROSCOPE ENABLED 3D BIOPRINTING SYSTEM

UW-Madison inventors have developed a device that controls a series of actuators mounted onto various inverted microscopes (i.e. Nikon TiE II) to add 3D bioprinting and pick and place capabilities. Th...
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Alexander McGhee, Christian Franck | P230307US01

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Model System for Identifying Anti-Cancer Agents

The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is conserved in animals as diverse as fruit flies and humans. This pathway is involved in embryological development, and activation of the pathway in adult tissues ...
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Vladimir Spiegelman, Neehar Bhatia | P07243US02

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Artificial Transcription Factors and Uses Thereof

Transcription factor expression can profoundly alter the transcriptional dynamics of a cell, even inducing the transition to a new cell fate. Four transcription factors – Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc...
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Aseem Ansari, Asuka Eguchi | P160383US02

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Nuclease Inhibitors and Methods for Their Use

Biochemical research and biotechnology rely on nucleic acids; however, nucleic acids frequently encounter nucleases that can negatively affect experiments. Although nuclease inhibitors are often used ...
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Ronald Raines, Bryan Smith, David Lynn, Matthew Soellner | P05096US

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New Protein Production Strategy for Plants

In animals, plants and other eukaryotic organisms, typically one protein is translated from each mRNA. Usually, translation can start only at one end of the mRNA strand. In contrast, several viruses ...
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Aurelie Rakotondrafara, Jincan Zhang | P140069US02

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Designing Ubiquitin Oligomers

Ubiquitin (Ub) is a small protein composed of 76 amino acids and found throughout the cells of eukaryotic organisms. It folds into a compact globular structure, often as part of a complex of proteins....
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Eric Strieter, Ellen Valkevich, Robert Guenette | P120240US02

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Bacterial Transcription Enhancers

Bacterial production of recombinant proteins is used commonly by researchers and commercial entities to manufacture a large variety of proteins.
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Richard Gourse, Shawn Estrem, Tamas Gaal, Wilma Ross | P99238US

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Promoter-Trap Plasmid for Identifying Promoters

Promoters are genetic regulatory elements that drive gene expression in cells under certain conditions. One way to identify promoters is to use a promoter-trap vector, which is a plasmid containing a ...
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Jo Handelsman, Anne Katherine Dunn | P03159US

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