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Rebecca Roberts,PhD

Rebecca Roberts, PhD

Articles by Rebecca Roberts, PhD

A koala, who has received a chlamydia vaccine, is reaching for fresh eucalypt leaves.

A World-First Chlamydia Vaccine for Koalas Receives Approval

A circulating tumor cell moves through a vein, surrounded by red blood cells.

How Circulating Tumor Cells Can Help Diagnose Cancer Early

A DNA double helix is expanded into tiny, colored dots, representing potential targets of prime editors.

Engineered Prime Editors with Improved Precision Could Provide Safer Cell and Gene Therapies

A team of surgeons wearing blue gowns, gloves, and masks are standing over a patient and operating.

After Centuries of Controversy, Is Xenotransplantation Finally Here to Stay?

Strands of glowing gold DNA are woven into a spiral.

DNA Methylation, Gene Expression, and Human Health

Blue bacterial cells next to their mirror microbe counterparts indicating mirror microbes.

Mirror Microbes: Understanding the How and Why of Hypothetical Life

Holographic DNA, scientific data, and a human outline are being held between a human hand and a robot hand, representing the CRISPR-GPT model.

CRISPR-GPT Turns Novice Scientists into Gene Editing Experts

A funnel web spider sits within its web.

Spider Venom Prevents Tissue Damage After Heart Attack and Stroke

Three mosquito larvae, colored pink, blue, or yellow, against a black background.

A Single Genetic Tweak Stops Mosquitoes from Spreading Malaria

The silhouettes of two children, one standing and one in a wheelchair, playing with toy aeroplanes against a sunny blue sky.

Prime Editing Could Treat a Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder

A mottled black-and-yellow Southern corroboree frog sits on the tip of a blue-gloved finger in front of a mossy background.

Scientists Leverage Genomics to Save Endangered Frogs from a Deadly Fungus

A liver, supplied with blood vessels, glows red on a background filled with red blood cells.

Macrophages Gobble Up Old Neutrophils to Heal Transplanted Livers

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Antarctica’s Blood Falls Teems With Mysterious Microbial Life

Miles away from the closest ocean, marine microbes thrive in the red ice and mud around Blood Falls, offering clues to microbial adaptation and past climate events.

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Evaluating Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Staging

Evaluating Blood Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease Staging

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