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Jack J. Lee

Jack is a science writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Caltech and a PhD in molecular biology from Princeton University. He also completed a master’s in science communication at the University of California, Santa Cruz. In July 2021, he began a communications fellowship at the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Prevention. You can find more of his work at www.jackjleescience.com.

Articles by Jack J. Lee

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Enhancers: Conserved in Activity, Not in Sequence

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Infographic: Enhancer Activity Across the Tree of Life

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Exercising During Pregnancy Protects Mouse Offspring

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Many Bacteria and Archaea Promoters Work Forward and Backward

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Coronavirus Mutations Could Muddle COVID-19 PCR Tests

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February 2025, Issue 1

A Nanoparticle Delivery System for Gene Therapy

A reimagined lipid vehicle for nucleic acids could overcome the limitations of current vectors.

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Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

Considerations for Cell-Based Assays in Immuno-Oncology Research

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From Water Bears to Grizzly Bears: Unusual Animal Models

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

Sex Differences in Neurological Research

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

New Frontiers in Vaccine Development

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Detecting Novel Viruses Using a Comprehensive Enrichment Panel

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