FDA approves CRISPR–Cas9 therapy for sickle cell disease
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One on one: A Discover BMB mentoring experiment
Over three afternoons during the ASBMB meeting in Seattle, 38 mentors offered guidance in 103 half-hour appointments booked by 88 mentees.
The perfect storm
The world has 2023 Nobel laureates Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman and others to thank for laying a foundation for the COVID-19 vaccine decades before the pandemic.
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How bacteria inhibit gene expression
Researchers show how altering activity of the transcription factor CarD can cause downregulation and upregulation of some genes.
In memoriam: Charles Kasper
He was a professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research and an ASBMB member since 1970.
Building a chapter through community
Olivia Miller sought to balance fun, education and outreach in student chapter activities at Otterbein University.
Where the heck did all those structures inside complex cells come from?
Scientists agree that eons ago, a bacterium took up residence inside another cell and became its powerhouse, the mitochondrion. But there are competing theories about the birth of other organelles such as the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum.
Calendar of events, awards and opportunities
This week: Webinars on immune oncology, transcriptome sequencing analysis and more! Save the date: #DiscoverBMB late-breaking abstract submission begins Dec. 14.
Untangling the genetics that underlie our facial features
After turning up hundreds of genes with hard-to-predict effects, some scientists are now probing the grander developmental processes that shape face geometry.
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Insulin injections could one day be replaced with rock music
Bill Sullivan
Showalter Professor of Pharmacology & Toxicology
Using mice, researchers engineered cells to release insulin in response to specific sound waves: the music of the band Queen. Read More
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How bacteria inhibit gene expression
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