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(By Suzanna Masih for STAT) For decades, Sharon Samuels struggled with simple everyday tasks like brushing her teeth, buttoning her
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Study Of Breast Cancer Treatment Reveals Paradox Of Precision Medicine
(By Richard Harris for NPR) A major study about the best way to treat early-stage breast cancer reveals that “precision
Read MoreLies, damn lies, and CRISPR: the legal battle escalates
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Beneath the technical and legal jargon in the latest documents filed in the battle over
Read MoreHacking life: Scientists ‘recode’ DNA in step toward lab-made organisms
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) Millions of years of evolution gave life on earth a genetic dictionary with 64 words.
Read MoreWatson goes to Asia: Hospitals use supercomputer for cancer treatment
(By Ike Swetlitz for STAT) In 2011, a supercomputer won $1 million on Jeopardy! In 2016, that same supercomputer is
Read MoreMolecular origami: Protein engineering emerges to fight disease
(By Anna Vlasits for STAT) SEATTLE — Protein engineer Aaron Chevalier has a hunch that origami — on a smaller scale — could be
Read MoreCRISPR patent fight: The legal bills are soaring
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) The meter is running like mad on the dispute over key patents on CRISPR genome
Read MoreRobot-Like Machines Helped People With Spinal Injuries Regain Function
(By Richard Harris for NPR) Researchers in Brazil who are trying to help people with spine injuries gain mobility have
Read MoreYoung Inventors Work On Secret Proteins To Thwart Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
(By Joe Palca for NPR) Three college-age scientists think they know how to solve a huge problem facing medicine. They
Read MoreWeb Tool Reduced Medical Missteps During Hospital-Shift Changes: Study
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) It’s 4 p.m., and if you’re a hospital patient, that could be one
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