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Subverting Plasmids To Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Researchers devise way to study, and perhaps curb, evolution within bacteria

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New Computing Tool Accelerates Epilepsy Research

Desktop supercomputer could help researchers map mutations that drive the disease

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Using Click Chemistry To Drug ‘Undruggable’ Tumor Suppressors

Qinheng Zheng uses a daring approach to reveal new treatments for cancer

5 min read
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HMS Announces Blavatnik Institute Early Career Investigator Awards

10 projects receive basic and translational research funding

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CTE Is Caused by More Than Head Trauma, New Study Suggests

Research reveals Alzheimer’s disease-like DNA damage, hints at immune involvement

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The Economic Forces That Drive Prescription Drug Prices

Luca Maini on what new U.S. policies could mean for patients and health systems

5 min read
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Building Stronger Health Systems Saves Lives, Madagascar Experiment Shows

Project highlights importance of data-driven science to advance global health

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New Insights Into Harmful Mutations in Sperm

Researchers discover alterations are surprisingly common, identify genes involved

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An AI System With Detailed Diagnostic Reasoning Makes Its Case

“Dr. CaBot” goes head-to-head with a human expert to work through a challenging medical case

5 min read
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Harnessing Hypoxia

Chronic, continuous oxygen deprivation shows promise as a treatment for disease

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William Kaelin on the Process of Scientific Discovery

Nobel winner used fisherman’s instinct to learn how cells sense and respond to oxygen levels

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AI Distinguishes Glioblastoma From Look-Alike Cancers During Surgery

New tool helps surgeons tell apart aggressive glioblastoma from other cancers in the brain

5 min read
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