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How can you control speed of a genetic circuit? W&M’s iGEM team knows – William & Mary News

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2017-11-02 NEWS

How can you control speed of a genetic circuit? W&M’s iGEM team knows
William & Mary News
iGEM is about synthetic biology. The acronym stands for International Genetically Engineered Machine. Each year iGEM hosts the largest synthetic biology competition in the world. Hundreds of student teams from the world’s major research institutions

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2017-11-02 NEWS

William & Mary News

How can you control speed of a genetic circuit? W&M’s iGEM team knows
William & Mary News
iGEM is about synthetic biology. The acronym stands for International Genetically Engineered Machine. Each year iGEM hosts the largest synthetic biology competition in the world. Hundreds of student teams from the world’s major research institutions

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2017-11-02 NEWS

SW News Media

Local mail carrier donates stem cells to stranger
SW News Media
Prior Lake resident Deb Ochetti was able to donate stem cells to a leukemia patient after signing up to be on the national registry. Ochetti signed up through a drive for a local woman’s sister. Ochetti has been a letter carrier in Burnsville for more

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2017-11-02 NEWS

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Unveiling gut microbes’ influence on cancer patient response to immunotherapy
EurekAlert (press release)
Two new studies in cancer patients demonstrate how the composition of gut bacteria can influence response to immunotherapy. Antibiotics, one study showed, render such treatments less effective. And “good bacteria” are more abundant in patients who …