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Creating clarity for better biocontrol
Professor Michael Smanski has adapted a NASA-inspired Technology Readiness Level (TRL) framework to establish a critical shared language for developing and regulating genetic biocontrol technologies...
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A cross-Atlantic connection
A new mini-grant initiative through the Norwegian Centennial Chair program (NOCC) is sparking fresh, cross-Atlantic research collaborations between the University of Minnesota and Norwegian...
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Mikael Elias awarded Cargill Endowed Chair for Biotechnology Innovation
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Targeting the source of cancer’s mutations
Christopher Belica is developing tools to inhibit APOBEC3B, an enzyme linked to cancer adaptation and treatment resistance. Read the full story here.
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The power of a metaphor
Nisha Vishwanathan believes that if you can understand Game of Thrones, you can understand methylated peptides. Read the full story here.
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Dr. Christina Camell Earns 2025 Glenn Foundation Discovery Award
The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) recently named Christina Camell, PhD, as a recipient of the 2025 Glenn Foundation Discovery Award.Read the full story here.
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Enlisting bacteria for good
Building on his previous research into how bacteria degrade diabetes medication, BMBB Professor Larry Wackett and his team have identified enzymes capable of breaking down nitroguanidine, a modern...
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New study identifies key protein driving inflammation with age
The lab of BMBB Associate Professor Christina Camell has identified a key protein called GDF3 that drives age-related inflammation, offering a potential new target for treatments to improve immune...
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Disrupting bacterial "chatter" to improve human health
Dr. Mikael Elias and members of his lab explore ways to learn bacterial communication and use it to promote human health.
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Why I'm a Scientist: Dr. Peter Crawford
Dr. Peter Crawford has built a life in science by asking questions that matter and pursuing answers that improve lives.
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