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Purple, pink and blue rope-like 3D structures fold over each other, illustrating the protein-folding process.
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Scientific illustration of a 3D protein molecules structure, formed by amino acids and peptides, reflecting the protein-folding process.

New tools to study protein assembly may help in the search for neurodegenerative disease therapeutics

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researchers working with Senegalese partners
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UCSB geographer David López-Carr, center left, and Stanford University health and environmental scientist Andrea Lund, center right, working with Senegalese partners

Nuisance vegetation removal in Senegalese waterways reduces the overall prevalence of parasitic infections and increases local food production
abstract purple and pink peptide molecule

A new synergistic method can create non-canonical amino acids by merging synthetic photochemistry with biocatalysis
colorful concept of a cell stress landscape
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Max Wilson

First map of a cellular stress memory landscape paves the way for better understanding of cell stress-related disease processes
concept illustration of genetic material cut from a DNA helix

Researchers discover a way to improve nonviral gene editing as well as a new type of DNA repair
A mountain made of multicolored pill capsules
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A new antibiotic susceptibility test revealed that existing FDA-approved antibiotics can effectively treat multidrug-resistant infections.

New test reveals existing antibiotics, hiding in plain sight on pharmacy shelves, can cure superbugs

Centering LBTQ+ Women, Nonbinary Health

A Better Model for Type 2 Diabetes
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An ‘Amazing’ Result
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The World According to GARP
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A Clear Vision

A New Kind of Chemo

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