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Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
How Mild Is Omicron Really?
Dan Robitzski
| Jan 14, 2022
| 9 min read
Early reports that Omicron causes less-severe disease than Delta seem to be borne out, but it’s not yet clear to what extent that’s due to the variant itself versus the populations it’s infecting.
What You Should Know About New Omicron Subvariants
Natalia Mesa, PhD
| May 17, 2022
| 6 min read
The presence and spread of new, more-infectious and immune-evading variants show that the coronavirus is not done mutating.
An Introduction to Metabolomics
Rebecca Roberts, PhD
| Oct 17, 2023
| 5 min read
As the closest reflection of biological phenotype, metabolomics provides critical information about human health and disease.
The Inside Guide: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Host Evolution
Catherine Offord
| Jul 1, 2021
| 10+ min read
Bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of animals may influence the adaptive trajectories of their hosts.
Could Cancer’s Microbiome Help Diagnose and Treat the Disease?
Jef Akst
| Mar 14, 2022
| 10+ min read
A growing appreciation of the bacterial assemblages that live within tumors has researchers striving to understand and capitalize on their role.
Directed Evolution, Phage Display Nab Chemistry Nobel
Catherine Offord and Kerry Grens
| Oct 3, 2018
| 4 min read
The 2018 award goes to Frances Arnold, Gregory Winter, and George Smith.
Are Phages Overlooked Mediators of Health and Disease?
Catherine Offord
| Feb 1, 2021
| 10+ min read
Bacteria-infecting viruses affect the composition and behavior of microbes in the mammalian gut—and perhaps influence human biology.
How Genes from Neanderthals Predispose People to Severe COVID-19
Alakananda Dasgupta
| Feb 22, 2023
| 4 min read
Researchers dissect the Neanderthal-derived region on chromosome 3 that drives severe COVID-19 to zero in on the key causal variants.
Integrate and Innovate with NGS and Multiomics
The Scientist
and Illumina
| May 4, 2023
| 6 min read
Researchers across disciplines combine layers of discovery obtained with accessible NGS-based multiomics approaches.
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