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Lost in translation

December 15, 2021

PMB graduate student Leah Gulyas explores how one tiny coronavirus protein blockades host cells—and how a few simple changes can flip the script.

(left to right) Benjamin Rubin, Brady Cress and Spencer Diamond examining a petri dish in the CRISPR lab

CRISPRing the microbiome is just around the corner

December 07, 2021

CRISPR is widely used to target specific cell types, but only one at a time. Two new techniques developed in the lab of Jill Banfield allow CRISPR editing of genes in multiple cell types simultaneously. 

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Understanding why some “fire-loving” fungi thrive after wildfire

December 01, 2021

In a new study, which was featured in the New York Times, PMB researchers uncover a food source that allows some fungi to flourish after a fire.

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