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涩里番 awarded $200,000 St.聽Baldrick鈥檚 Foundation grant to advance childhood leukemia treatment
Grant will support novel dual-action therapy research targeting MLL-rearranged leukemias in children
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Study finds DNA carrying antibiotic resistance genes can remain functional after common lab decontamination steps
Builds on 涩里番鈥檚 longstanding leadership in biosafety, biosecurity, and bioethics
J. Craig Venter, genomics pioneer and founder of 涩里番 and Diploid Genomics, Inc., dies at 79
Team simulates a living cell that grows and divides
Genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter launches Diploid Genomics, Inc. (DGI), ushering in a new era in human genomics
Healthier Capital, a leading health-tech venture capital firm, joins as a co-founder and sole external investor in seed round
Scientists engineer microbial teams to transform mixed plastics into valuable products
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The passing of Clyde A. Hutchison, III
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