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Temporally Distinct 3D Multi-Omic Dynamics in the Developing Human Brain

Temporally Distinct 3D Multi-Omic Dynamics in the Developing Human Brain

Prof. Dong-Sung Lee

Professor Dongsung Lee from the College of Medicine at SNU, in collaboration with researchers at UCLA and UCSF, has published a paper in Nature, being the first in the world to study epigenomic changes, including the three-dimensional genome structure and DNA methylation, during human brain development from the fetal stage to adulthood at the single-cell level, using the single-nucleus methyl-3C technology they developed.

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SNU Professor Invents Electricity Free Memory Cloth

Professor HWANG Cheol Seong Professor Hwang Cheol Seong of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and his research team recently invented a type of cloth that is woven with RRAM (Resistive Random-Access Memory) technology. The new memory cloth does not use any electricity and will be able to be worn like n...

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Gene-Editing Breakthrough

Professor KIM Jin-Soo Professor Kim Jin-Soo and training researcher Kim Daesik, both of the Department of Chemistry, were part of a research team at the Center for Genomic Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), that proved that a newly developed gene editing technique will be helpful in combatting g...

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College of Medicine Professors Discover New Method of Predicting Sleep Quality

(From left) Professors JEONG Do Un, LEE Yu Jin, and PARK Kwang Suk Previous experiments to predict the quality of sleep had to be done while the subject was asleep throughout the night. College of Medicine Professors Park Kwang Suk, Jeong Do Un, and Lee Yu Jin discovered a method in which the quality of sleep could be ...

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The Environmental Health Center Research Reveals Harmful Effects of Environmental Hormones During Pregnancy

Professor HONG Yun-Chul Environmental hormones, also known as endocrine disruptors, are chemical substances that can interfere with and disrupt the functions of the endocrine and hormonal systems in our body. They are commonly found in products used in daily life such as plastics, toys, pesticides, and canned foods. Am...

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SNU Research Team Creates Architectural Model of Gyeongbokgung With Hanok Architecture Principles

An experimental model of the Geunjeongjeon Hall created in 1:100 scale by Professsor Jeon’s team. Professor Bong Hee Jeon of the Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering and his research team created an experimental model of the Geunjeongjeon Hall in Gyeongbokgung in 1:100 scale. What sets this model ap...

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SNU Professors Find Natural Technique To Increase Egg Production

The buckwheat-fed chickens laid 8.2% more eggs than the control group. The weights of the egg white and shell of these eggs were heavier by 2.1% and 5.8% respectively, and the L-Carnitine and GABA (Gamma-Amino Butyric acid) contents in the eggs were also 13.6% and 8.4% greater. A research team led by Professors Doman K...

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SNU Professor Involved in “Skin Avatar” Research

Optical images of cells in a skin-on-a-chip device. The “Skin Avatar,” a roughly two centimetre-sized chip modeling the human skin, is the latest in “Organ-on-a-chip” technology, undertaken by SNU Hospital Professor Tae Hyun Choi and Professor Sanghoon Lee of Korea University. The research began in August 2014. Profess...

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Department of Chemistry Professor Jin-Soo Kim: CRISPR Scissors

Professor KIM Jin-Soo In 2015, Professor Jin-Soo Kim of the Department of Chemistry and Director of the Center for Genome Engineering in the Research Institute of Basic Sciences, successfully edited the DNA of lettuce using the CRISPR-Cas9 “DNA scissors.” The CRISPR-Cas9 “DNA scissors” technique was a breakthrough in t...

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SNU and POSTEC’s Research Teams Find Early Diagnosis for Alzheimer’s Disease

Professor MOOK Inhee (College of Medicine) On December 23 2016, a research team led by Professor Inhee Mook, SNU Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Professor KyoHan Ahn, POSTEC (Pohang University of Science and Technology) Department of Chemistry, discovered a biomarker that indicates the onset and the progress of ...

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Agricultural Science Professor Invents Way to Kill Dust Mites Using Natural Plant Extract

Dust mites, which can live in the home in clothes, sofas, carpets, and blankets, are notoriously difficult to get rid of, as mere laundering is often insufficient to remove them. Exposure to dust mite allergens is one of the causes of asthma. Professor AHN Young Joon of the College of Agricultural Science is the first ...

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Transparent LED Film Invented by SNU Students Receives Top Prize

LEE Kwangho (left) and PARK Senghwan of Axis Light Team, winner of the 2016 E2 FESTA Capstone Design Award A transparent LED (light emitting diode) film, invented by a team of SNU engineering students was chosen top prize in the Capstone Design project. Capstone Design is the term used to describe a creative, comprehen...

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SNU Professor Finds New Function of Plant Roots

Professor PARK Chung-Mo When we think of how plants undergo the process of photosynthesis, we often think that only the part above ground is capable of detecting and reacting to sunlight. On November 2, Professor PARK Chung-Mo (Department of Biology) and his team overturned this long-accepted notion by discovering that...