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Five Questions

January 5, 2022

A conversation with Marcia Haigis

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Challenge Upon Challenge

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Starting a lab is hard enough. Now do it in a pandemic.

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Repurposing a Familiar Drug for COVID-19

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Disulfiram, a treatment for alcoholism, may cut severe SARS-CoV-2 infection

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Combating Antibiotic Resistance

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As bacterial infections impervious to drugs rise, so does the need to develop better antibiotics

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Repeat Offenders

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Analysis shows how a rare population of cancer cells contributes to disease relapse

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Hunger Cues

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Why does food smell so good when we’re hungry?

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Cancer Crosstalk

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In order to spread, ovarian cancer cells cooperate

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On Cancer's Case

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Exercise Enhancement

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Self-Eating Decisions

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New study sheds light on how nutrient-starved cells recycle internal components

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