Telomeres, the specialized nucleoproteic complexes localized at the physical ends of linear
eukaryotic chromosomes, play a fundamental role in maintaining chromosomal stability and …

Background Naïve and primed pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) represent two different
pluripotent states. Primed PSCs following in vitro culture exhibit lower developmental …

Endogenous retroviruses (ERV) are indicators of vertebrate evolutionary history and play
important roles as homeostatic regulators. ERV long terminal repeat (LTR) elements may act …

The cytogenomics-based methodology of directional genomic hybridization (dGH) enables
the detection and quantification of a more comprehensive spectrum of genomic structural …

Placenta is a transient organ ensuring the intrauterine development of the individual. To
meet fetal requirements, rapid and continuous cell proliferation enlarges the areas of tissues …

An overall intent of radiotherapy is to precisely target tumor cells, while minimizing
exposures to surrounding normal tissue. Despite successes in this area, there is growing …

Endogenous retroviruses (ERV) are markers of ancient retroviral infections, though
evolutionary forces have limited the capacity for ERV replication and virulence. While they …