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Tess Joosse

Tess Joosse is a science writer based in Madison, Wisconsin. Her work has been published in ScienceScientific American, the Mercury News and beyond. She studied biology at Oberlin College and got a master’s degree in science communication from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Articles by Tess Joosse

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Sweet Taste Receptors Regulate Proteins in Developing Fruit Flies

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Chytrid Fungus Deploys Varying Strategies to Infect Amphibians

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Study Confirms Safety of Genetically Modified T Cells

A long-term study of nearly 800 patients demonstrated a strong safety profile for T cells engineered with viral vectors.

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Meet Aunty and Tackle Protein Stability Questions in Research and Development

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Detecting Residual Cell Line-Derived DNA with Droplet Digital PCR

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