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Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes

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The Mining for anti-infectious Molecules from Genomes theme identifies undiscovered microbial sources with medical potential for new antibiotics and other beneficial drugs and investigates the use of antibody-based strategies against avian influenza.

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My favorite quote is from Octavia Butler’s novel Parable of the Sower, “All that you touch you change. All that you change changes you. The only lasting truth is Change.” / Jay Cournoyer
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IGB Profile: Marya Ornelas
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Composer and software developer Carla Scaletti and chemistry professor Martin Gruebele used sound to investigate hydrogen-bond dynamics during the protein-folding process. Photo by Fred Zwicky
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Nerves prompt muscle to release factors that boost brain health
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The authors of the study, from left to right: Joseph Tibbs, Brian Cunningham, Seemesh Bhaskar and Weinan Liu.
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New photonic crystal approach can enable sensitive and affordable detection of biomarkers
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