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Perchlorate is a chemically stable anion which was used as an oxidizer in rocket propellant and explosives throughout the 1950’s and 1960’s. While natural sources of perchlorate exist, perchlorate in the environment is primarily a result of contamination from anthropogenic proce…

The sodium iodide symporter (NIS) transports iodide, which is necessary for thyroxine production. NIS is also a powerful transgene used to track the in vivo spread of oncolytic viruses, gene therapies, and transplanted cells via uptake of radiotracers into infected or transduced…