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That’s why a team from UC San Diego in La Jolla set out with Yale University researchers to develop a new system for gene ...

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Johns Hopkins scientists are developing new antidotes for combating bacterial diseases such as those from ticks and ...

That’s why a team from UC San Diego in La Jolla set out with Yale University researchers to develop a new system for gene ...

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Scientists hope genetically modified mice will curb the spread of Lyme disease. They headed to Nantucket — home to a large ...