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Roméo Blanc, Ph.D.

@blanclab.bsky.social

Assistant Professor in CRB @UW-Madison. Blanc lab: Stem Cell Aging, Epigenetics, Inflammation My views are my own.

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Epigenetic erosion of H4K20me1 induced by inflammation drives aged stem cell ferroptosis - Nature Aging Blanc et al. uncover how chronic inflammation triggers an epigenetic switch in aged muscle stem cells, leading to iron accumulation and cell death by ferroptosis—offering insights into muscle aging an...

🔥 New paper out in @nataging.nature.com !
We uncovered how #inflammation reprograms the #muscle stem cell epigenome with age, triggering #ferroptosis.
Wondering if aging can be reversed at the chromatin level?
Check it out!
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

#StemCells #Longevity #Aging #Healthspan

30.06.2025 15:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Confusion and worry as DOGE cuts hit NASA Terminated grants include efforts to get students and underrepresented groups involved in science

“It’s work that’s not going to get done, it’s bills that aren’t going to get paid, it’s students that aren’t going to get trained.” scim.ag/4256P8v

28.03.2025 13:41 — 👍 93    🔁 32    💬 5    📌 3
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RFK Jr.’s Prescription for Bird Flu on Farms: Let It Spread (Gift Article) The health secretary has suggested allowing the virus to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Such an experiment would be disastrous, scientists say.

rfk jr's attitude toward anyone or thing that gets sick is "if he dies, he dies."

18.03.2025 19:24 — 👍 16769    🔁 4577    💬 802    📌 617

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