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The transmembrane channel-like gene 1 (TMC1) protein is required for the transduction of sound into electrical impulses in inner ear sensory cells. Mutations to TMC1 is one of the common causes hereditary hearing loss. Inventors at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
NIH has a long history of ground-breaking research developments that have led to life-changing vaccines and your organization could be a part of the next important vaccine. The NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP) has published an interesting and informative timeline of the various IRP’s
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Bayh-Dole Act. This historic piece of legislation was passed in order to allow inventors to retain ownership of the IP of inventions made under contract with the federal government. This act resulted in a large increase in public-private collaborations and
The current methods for early detection and surveillance of liver cancer, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), are inadequate. Due to this, scientists at NCI’s Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis have developed a blood test to check for a patient’s previous exposure to certain viruses that would