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Women in Stem with Dr Emily Leproust

Drug Target Review

I started my journey in chemistry – first as an undergraduate and then in my PhD programme at the University of Houston, where I focused on organic chemistry and nucleic acids chemistry. They had the science and the technology but not the business model. It was right after synbio 1.0

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Why Cats Sniff Each Other’s Butts

PLOS: DNA Science

The new cat study compared the DNA sequences of a gene commonly used in evolutionary investigations, to identify bacterial species residing in domestic feline anal glands. The investigators also identified the “volatile organic compounds” (VOCs) that the anal glands emit, thanks to those microbes.

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AI At The Frontier: Empowering Early Career Professionals In Drug Discovery

Elrig

Rising from Research Scientist to Senior Scientist, I supported early-stage DD efforts within their Protein Science group, based in Cambridge, UK. During this time, I had the opportunity to step in as an interim Discovery Sciences project lead, sparking my interest in project leadership.

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Nixing the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee Is Ill-Advised

PLOS: DNA Science

Baby’s First Test categorizes the entries: amino acid, endocrine, fatty acid oxidation, and hemoglobin disorders; lysosomal storage diseases; organic acid conditions; and others. It is jargony enough to reawaken nightmares of taking organic chemistry. The value of newborn screening transcends the youngest among us.

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Michael Crichton and James Patterson’s “Eruption” is Riveting, but with a Shaky Genetic Foundation

PLOS: DNA Science

Not Just a Volcanic Eruption – Sinister Science, Too Spoiler alert! My knowledge of the field is only what I learned in high school earth science and watching Heather barf on the volcano, but I assume his comments are accurate. A plant genome consists of DNA, and NOT pieces of 2,4-D, which is a completely unrelated organic acid.

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Making the Centrifuge

Codon

Many discoveries — from microscopy to organic chemistry — came from German scientists working in a period of increasing industrialization, economic growth, and military mobility. Among them were the Prandtl brothers, Antonin and Alexander, both trained as engineers in the applied sciences. Subscribe to Asimov Press.

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A Brief History of GFP

Codon

First, Hirata was so impressed with his young student that he granted him a PhD in organic chemistry in 1960. This was before DNA clones could produce these proteins synthetically, and few researchers were willing to endure the grueling work of collecting and cutting jellyfish. More good news soon followed.

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