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New CRISPRs Expand Upon the Original’s Abilities
3/13 Pratt School of Engineering

New CRISPRs Expand Upon the Original’s Abilities

By scouring thousands of bacterial genomes for new CRISPR-Cas systems, researchers have discovered some that could expand the technology’s impact in research, biotechnology and medicine

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Blake Wilson’s Efforts to Help People Hear
2/28 Duke Today

Blake Wilson’s Efforts to Help People Hear

Learn how federal funding helped Duke Engineering graduate and professor revolutionize a device that has restored hearing for millions.

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Activating Complex Regions of the Genome to Treat Rare Diseases
2/12 Pratt School of Engineering

Activating Complex Regions of the Genome to Treat Rare Diseases

Researchers find a master epigenetic switch that activates silenced genes to compensate for their missing counterparts in a rare genetic disease called Prader-Willi syndrome