Researchers can program a CRISPR enzyme to kill viruses in human cells
Researchers have turned a CRISPR enzyme into an antiviral that can be programmed to detect and destroy RNA-based viruses in human cells.
Karen Zusi
• harvard
Oct. 10, 2019 • ~5 min
Oct. 10, 2019 • ~5 min
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Harvard researchers explore correlation between trust in leaders and combating Ebola
A new survey by Harvard researchers shows that trust in leaders and institutions are at a low ebb in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, highlighting the importance of gaining trust as part of the response to the growing Ebola epidemic there.
Alvin Powell
• harvard
April 5, 2019 • ~8 min
April 5, 2019 • ~8 min
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