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Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance

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By Allessandra DiCorato June 18, 2024 Credit: Jon Arizti-Sanz SHINE, a rapid diagnostic test developed by Pardis Sabeti's lab in 2020, uses paper strips and CRISPR enzymes to identify specific sequences of viral RNA in samples.

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To help his daughter living with an ultra-rare disorder, this dad brought together a squad of genetic detectives

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By Leah Eisenstadt, Broad Communications October 23, 2024 Credit: Courtesy of the Broadbent family Brian and Julia Broadbent are raising their daughters Claire, top left, and Emma, seated, who is the first person to be diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder caused by the long noncoding RNA CHASERR.

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F. William Studier receives the 2024 Merkin Prize in ceremony at the Broad Institute for developing technology used to produce millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines

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William Studier receives the 2024 Merkin Prize in ceremony at the Broad Institute for developing technology used to produce millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines The groundbreaking, scalable technology is widely used in laboratories around the world today to efficiently produce large amounts of protein and RNA. Merkin (left) and F.

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A close research partnership with African scientists helps solve the mystery of malaria-like illnesses

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That’s interesting from a public health perspective because oftentimes in a clinical setting, if someone tests positive for malaria, the doctor will give them antimalarials and stop there. Tags: Infectious Disease DNA sequencing RNA sequencing Nature Communications. Online January 25, 2024. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-44800-7.

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Overcoming operational challenges in CGT manufacturing with AI

Drug Target Review

He holds a doctorate and conducted post-doctoral studies at Thomas Jefferson University, School of Medicine. In his post-doctoral research, Dalip focused on the development of cancer gene-specific RNA and DNA analogs targeted against cancer genes in the signal transduction pathway for use as cancer diagnostics and therapeutics.

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Investigators Discover Unique Immune Cells in Patients with Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Arthritis

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8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Since doctors began treating cancer patients with immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors nearly a decade ago, they have observed that a subset of these patients experience a side effect that clinically looks like inflammatory arthritis. NEW YORK , Nov.

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Women in Stem with Joanne Kanaan

Drug Target Review

For instance, in my field, people easily understand the value a medical doctor brings, but few appreciate the essential role biochemistry plays in understanding how the body works, how diseases start, how drugs are discovered, etc.