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Siobhán Brady Uses Big Data to Investigate Plant Development
Siobhán Brady Uses Big Data to Investigate Plant Development
The University of California, Davis, professor is a pioneer in teasing apart the changes in gene expression that drive root development.
The University of California, Davis, professor is a pioneer in teasing apart the changes in gene expression that drive root development.
developmental biology, profile
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Assistant Professor, Physics, Princeton University. Age: 39
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