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Is a Global Pandemic Prevention Pact Within Reach?

Harvard Medical School expert says agreement must address ‘egregious’ problems

6 min read
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Study Reveals Public Opinion on Polygenic Embryo Screening for IVF

High approval, high concern about emerging options to estimate likelihood of complex diseases

5 min read
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Turning to Artificial Intelligence to Disentangle the Exposome

How AI can help analyze a lifetime of environmental exposures

7 min read
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What Computer Vision Models Reveal About Human Brains

AI models designed to identify objects offer surprising clues about how we see and how we learn

6 min read
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Resident Physicians’ Exam Scores Tied to Patient Survival

New analysis finds tests for new doctors can measure what matters — the life and health of patients

3 min read
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Gene Editing Improves Vision in Some People With Inherited Blindness

First-of-its-kind trial suggests CRISPR acting inside the body can be safe and effective

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The Journey Toward a Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa

Basic science and animal research drive efforts to preserve patients’ vision
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Seeing the Human Behind the Data

Graduating physician-scientist Deborah Plana combines passion for analysis, improving patient care

4 min read
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Generating Scientists and Regenerating Lungs

Graduating PhD student Irene Wong trains young researchers and investigates respiratory diseases

4 min read
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A Clue Into How We See a Stable World Despite Moving Eyes

Macaque study illuminates how brain perceives static images amid constant eye movements

4 min read
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How Mitochondria and the Cell Nucleus Coordinate to Create Proteins

Seesaw-like dynamic illuminates healthy balance, abnormal imbalance
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Stress Triggers Anxiety-Prone Female Mice to Seek Starvation-Like State

Findings could offer clues about underlying causes of anorexia

3 min read
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