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Susanna M. Hamilton, Broad Communications
News / 05.22.20
Study eyes partially-lost essential genes as possible targets in cancer
Cancer cells that have lost a copy of a critical gene may be vulnerable to therapies that knock out the remaining copyRead more
Erik Jacobs
News / 05.22.20
Research Roundup: May 22, 2020
Clarifying Cas9 cutting, getting to the heart of arrhythmias, how cancer cells' loss is our gain, and moreRead more
Juliana Sohn (L: Alex K. Shalek) and Audrey Sporrij (R: Jose Ordovas-Montanes)
Blog / 05.21.20
Researchers study single cells to ask why children generally fare better against COVID-19
In #WhyIScience Q&A, medical engineer Alex K. Shalek and biologist Jose Ordovas-Montanes talk about their work on pediatric COVID-19 patient samples and how they quickly pivoted their research to respond to the pandemic.Read more
Source: UK Biobank (Color added by James Pirruccello)
News / 05.21.20
Genetic factors for heart failure and arrhythmias revealed
Analyzing cardiac measurements from large biobanks can uncover genetic predisposition to diseases like heart failure and arrhythmias.Read more
News / 05.18.20
CRISPR enzyme can boost growth of cells with cancer mutations
Cas9 can cut DNA without any guide RNA and select for cells with inactivated p53.Read more