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How the Heart Starts Beating

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HMS Researcher to Lead $104 Million Federal Project Tackling Antibiotic Resistance

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Effort aims to develop technology to transform diagnosis, treatment of bacterial infections

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Harvard Medical School Microbiome Researcher Receives Top Science Award

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Dennis Kasper named recipient of the 2024 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize

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Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Way Cells Break Down Proteins

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The mechanism degrades short-lived proteins that support brain and immune functions

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