Patent Pick: Spying Secret (Anti)agents

Feb 15th, 2017
Rachel Grabenhofer
BeautySpy850

Chanel is spying on skin. In a new patent, the company explains how microRNAs (miRNAs) modulate gene expression in various biological and pathological processes, such as cellular senescence and organism aging.

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