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Researchers in George Church&rsquo;s lab modified wild type ADK proteins (left) in <em>E.coli</em>, furnishing them with an nonstandard amino acid (nsAA) meant to biocontain the resulting bacterial strain.
A Pioneer of The Multiplex Frontier
George Church is at it again, this time using multiplex gene editing to create virus-proof cells, improve organ transplant success, and protect elephants.
A Pioneer of The Multiplex Frontier
A Pioneer of The Multiplex Frontier

George Church is at it again, this time using multiplex gene editing to create virus-proof cells, improve organ transplant success, and protect elephants.

George Church is at it again, this time using multiplex gene editing to create virus-proof cells, improve organ transplant success, and protect elephants.

rare diseases, neuroscience

Award Winner
The Scientist | Oct 31, 2018 | 1 min read
Geneticist and profilee Hoda Zoghbi describes her work on rare diseases.
Rare to the Rescue
Michael Yeaman and Victoria Jackson | May 1, 2018 | 3 min read
Rarity is a strength, not a weakness, when lessons learned from rare disease patients buoy research and development to find cures for more common diseases.
Book Excerpt from The Power of Rare
Victoria Jackson and Michael Yeaman | Apr 30, 2018 | 3 min read
In chapter 4, “Building a Cure Machine,” author Victoria Jackson reveals the challenges in launching a foundation focused on funding research on a rare disease.
Ali’s Journey
The Scientist | Apr 30, 2018 | 1 min read
Ali Guthy, the daughter of cosmetics entrepreneur Victoria Jackson, discusses NMO, the rare autoimmune disease she suffers from.
Uncommonly Rare
Kerry Grens | Nov 1, 2014 | 3 min read
How one of the rarest neurodegenerative diseases could lend insight into ubiquitous neuroprotective processes
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