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This document outlines an updated guideline from the British Society of Gastroenterology, detailing the standards for ...

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In 1995, with the Human Genome Project underway, sequencing was all the rage. Scientists working on the project cloned short fragments of the whole genome and used Sanger sequencing to determine the ...

Srinivasu Karri is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Minnesota. He investigates how cells accurately recycle parental histones during DNA replication to maintain critical chromatin states ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A 23-year-old New Orleans man became the first person in Louisiana to be functionally cured of sickle cell disease through gene therapy. Daniel Cressy underwent the procedure at ...

A New Orleans man’s history-making recovery is turning one family’s private battle into a statewide breakthrough for sickle cell patients. Daniel Cressy, 23, has become the first person in Louisiana ...