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A cheap pain reliever that can kill drug-resistant, tuberculosis-causing bacteria may never be tested.
This year’s prizes are awarded for advances in liver transplantation, cell biology, and leadership in biomedical science.
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Associate Professor in Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology at the University of Texas at Austin, John Wallingford, makes his living using cutting-edge microscopic techniques to watch developmental events unfold in real time.
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In exploring how embryos take shape, John Wallingford has identified a key pathway involved in vertebrate development—and human disease.
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