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Women in Stem with Dr Emily Leproust

Drug Target Review

I started my journey in chemistry – first as an undergraduate and then in my PhD programme at the University of Houston, where I focused on organic chemistry and nucleic acids chemistry. We’ve miniaturised the chemical process to making DNA and synthesize or ‘write’ DNA on a silicon chip.

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Why Cats Sniff Each Other’s Butts

PLOS: DNA Science

The new cat study compared the DNA sequences of a gene commonly used in evolutionary investigations, to identify bacterial species residing in domestic feline anal glands. The investigators also identified the “volatile organic compounds” (VOCs) that the anal glands emit, thanks to those microbes.

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[Panel Webinar] How to tap into pharma’s $100bn digital transformation opportunity

The Pharma Data

Boehm has a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Nottingham, UK. Dr. Pepe has a PhD in cancer biology and DNA repair and extensive experience in development and validation of cell-based assays. Alessandra Pepe, AD Processes and Infrastructure Manager at Merck Group. In her current role, Dr.

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AI At The Frontier: Empowering Early Career Professionals In Drug Discovery

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Srinivasan has led the development of multiple computational pipelines to process data from different next generation sequencing techniques with applications in oncology, genome editing systems including CRISPR-Cas mediated DNA editing, and ADAR-mediated RNA editing.

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Nixing the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee Is Ill-Advised

PLOS: DNA Science

Baby’s First Test categorizes the entries: amino acid, endocrine, fatty acid oxidation, and hemoglobin disorders; lysosomal storage diseases; organic acid conditions; and others. It is jargony enough to reawaken nightmares of taking organic chemistry. The value of newborn screening transcends the youngest among us.

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Michael Crichton and James Patterson’s “Eruption” is Riveting, but with a Shaky Genetic Foundation

PLOS: DNA Science

” The explanation continues, and here’s where it ceases to make sense, to anyone who knows anything about DNA, genes, and genomes. Then viruses in the poop enter leaf cells, doing what viruses do and commandeering the cellular DNA replication machinery to make more of themselves. BUT WAIT!!!

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