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Protein mimic developed to help injured lungs breathe
A Stanford University researcher has bioengineered an effective protein mimic that restored breathing capacity to the injured lungs of rats,
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Bacterial ‘gene swapping’ sparks disease outbreaks
A new study by scientists at the University of Liverpool documents, for the first time, how the ability of bacteria
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Artificial antimicrobial peptides could help overcome drug-resistant bacteria: With aid of computer algorithm, researchers develop peptides more powerful than those found in nature
During the past several years, many strains of bacteria have become resistant to existing antibiotics, and very few new drugs
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Breakthrough brings gene-editing medicine one step closer to patient applications: New technique vastly improves precision of gene-editing technology
Imagine a future where a guided biomachine put into your body seeks out defective gene sequences in each cell and
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Student class engagement soars when they use personal data to learn: Study finds students who used microbiome kits spent 31 percent more time engaged in course work
A group of Brigham Young University professors have found that giving students access to their personal biological data has a
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Injecting gene cocktail into mouse pancreas leads to human-like tumors
Novel technology developed at UT Health San Antonio gives rise to mouse pancreatic tumors that have the same traits as
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The humble fruit fly continues to boost biomedical discovery
For more than 100 years, the humble fruit fly has been used to understand fundamental biological processes and has been
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