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- Dec 28, 2021
- 2 min
Week 11
What a ride it has been! The 12wdc experimental work is complete. Both GenieUs and Arctoris are closing for the year, so this will be the...
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- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
Week 10
Only 2 weeks remain! We are nearing the end of the 12-week challenge. We hope that you guys are enjoying the project as much as we are....
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- Dec 8, 2021
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Week 9
More astrocyte and motor neuron maturation! We are maturing another batch of astrocytes and motor neurons for a new experiment. The...
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- Dec 1, 2021
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Week 8
EIF2α phosphorylation results are in! As discussed last week, we treated our healthy motor neurons with 4 compound inhibitors (X, Y, Z,...
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- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
Week 7
The motor neuron results are in! Last week we discussed an upcoming motor neuron experiment. We treated our mature, healthy motor neurons...
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- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
Week 6
6 weeks down, 6 to go. We are halfway through the 12-week challenge. It has been a rich and insightful journey so far. Let’s see what...
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- Nov 11, 2021
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Week 5
We're getting ready for more experiments! As mentioned last week, we did not achieve the results we were expecting for our astrocyte...
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- Nov 3, 2021
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Week 4
Our astrocyte experimental results are in! Quick recap on last week: Our astrocytes have matured and are ready for experimental work. We...
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- Oct 27, 2021
- 2 min
Week 3
We are a quarter of the way through! We are a quarter of the way through our 12-week ALS challenge! We just want to remind everyone the...
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- Oct 20, 2021
- 3 min
Week 2
Week 2 results are in the books! Last week was all about the maturation of our motor neurons and astrocytes. This week the maturation...
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- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
Week 1
All that happened in the first week! We are live. The first week is officially in the books and we are excited to share our results! As...
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- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
12wdc overview – Arctoris
Arctoris’s involvement in the 12-week challenge Last week we touched on GenieUs’s role in the 12-week drug discovery challenge. This...
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- Sep 27, 2021
- 2 min
12wdc overview – GenieUs
How did GenieUs prepare for the challenge? Illustration by Henris Kas with permission You may be wondering the process behind the 12-week...
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- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
ALS and the challenge
What is ALS? Why do we need to solve it? Why are we doing this challenge? Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Amyotrophic Lateral...
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