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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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Women in Stem August: Meet Theonie Anastassiadis

Drug Target Review

The implication of this work is that we have an unprecedented opportunity to advance a single tRNA medicine to unify treatment across a wide range of diseases with the same underlying genetic mutation, enabling us to provide medicines to patients, especially those with rare or ultra-rare diseases, with no or limited treatment options.

Science 98
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Codon Digest: Hackathon Prize Winners

Codon

The animals had a common disease variant, caused by a single amino acid substitution in the phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme. Future Nobel Laureate, Paul Berg, narrated the video, which quickly became a cult classic moment in molecular biology history. “Of course, many already have the ability to do harm with biology.

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Codon Digest: Hackathon Prize Winners

Codon

The animals had a common disease variant, caused by a single amino acid substitution in the phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme. Future Nobel Laureate, Paul Berg, narrated the video, which quickly became a cult classic moment in molecular biology history. “Of course, many already have the ability to do harm with biology.

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