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A new viral surveillance system in West Africa is showing the world how to prevent the next pandemic

Broad Institute

He started to imagine how the deadly and contagious disease, if confirmed, might spread to half the city’s population. Eight of the 20 patients died, but the spread of the disease in Nigeria stopped there. Blood and urine samples from the man were waiting for Happi in his lab. Happi felt chilled. They called the idea Sentinel.

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Synthetic biology tools advancing and accelerating drug discovery efforts

Drug Discovery World

The brainchild of multidisciplinary experts in computer science, physics, engineering, and biology, the field of synthetic biology has not only rapidly progressed in the last few decades but it’s also becoming more accessible and cost-effective. Finding promising antibodies against specific molecular targets, however, is no easy feat.

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