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How basic bacterial research led to a unique cancer therapy

March 4, 2026
Daniel Portnoy, a distinguished professor in PMB and MCB, and his colleagues have discovered a way to turn the Listeria bacteria into a potent immune booster—and a potential weapon against cancer.Read more about How basic bacterial research led to a unique cancer therapy

A tiny plant may provide big insights into how we age

February 19, 2026

A recent study led by Postdoctoral Researcher Dawei Dai and Assistant Professor Ben Williams shows that Arabidopsis thaliana could serve as a model organism for studying aging at the molecular level.Read more about A tiny plant may provide big insights into how we age

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