Publications by authors named "J C Pearl"

Splice-modulating antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are precision RNA-based drugs that are becoming an established modality to treat human disease. Previously, we reported the discovery of ASOs that target a novel, putative intronic RNA structure to rescue splicing of multiple pathogenic variants of exon 16 that cause hemophilia A. However, the conventional approach to discovering splice-modulating ASOs is both laborious and expensive.

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Area TE is required for normal learning of visual categories based on perceptual similarity. To evaluate whether category learning changes neural activity in area TE, we trained two monkeys (both male) implanted with multielectrode arrays to categorize natural images of cats and dogs. Neural activity during a passive viewing task was compared pre- and post-training.

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  • Chronic inflammation from pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) affects liver metabolism, leading to metabolic disorders by altering gene expression related to immune signaling and reducing metabolic processes.
  • Analysis showed upregulation of interferon (IFN) signaling genes and downregulation of gluconeogenesis-related genes in TB-infected mice's livers.
  • The study also found a correlation between metabolic changes in humans with TB and the progress of the disease, suggesting that TB-induced inflammation significantly impairs liver function and insulin sensitivity.
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  • - Neuroscience research is generating larger and more complex data sets, prompting the adoption of advanced data science tools, with Neurodata Without Borders (NWB) offering a standardized approach for managing and sharing neurophysiology data
  • - The article discusses the implementation of NWB data science pipelines in the authors' labs, highlighting successes, challenges, and design decisions to aid in bridging experimental neuroscience and data science
  • - Key insights include the importance of standardization in enhancing data awareness and transparency, as well as specific feature suggestions to improve the usability and sharing of NWB data among researchers
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) evolution and onward transmission of resistance genes is impacted by interrelated biological and social drivers, with evidence and impacts observed across human, animal and environmental One Health domains. Systems-based research examining how food production impacts on AMR in complex agrifood systems is lacking, with little written on management approaches in the UK that might prevent and respond to this challenge. One approach is the creation of a transdisciplinary network to enhance capacity, capability and collaboration between agrifood-focused disciplines and stakeholders.

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