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A New Era in Genetic Engineering: Breakthroughs in Gene Editing and Expression Control with mvGPT

Influential inventions often combine existing tools in new ways. The iPhone, for instance, amalgamated the telephone, web browser and camera, among many other devices. The … Read More ›

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Nature’s Instructions: How Fungi Make a Key Medicinal Molecule

For roughly a century, ever since Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, fungi have proven to be a goldmine for medicines. They’ve provided … Read More ›