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- 26 Aug 2016
- News
Connecting with the Past
networking cards; Modular Visions Systems; and Gage Electronics, the first manufacturer of computer-based instrumentation. In 1991, the need to find and warn family members of their genetic heritage prompted Diamond to concentrate on that... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 04 May 2017
- News
Going the Distance
turned to his first love—the ocean—for his next adventures, inspired in no small part by his daughter Lily, who was born in 2009 with a rare genetic disorder that has left her severely disabled. “My original idea of a typical retirement... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
- 01 Mar 2003
- News
Inside the Revolution
plant’s seeds contains its entire genetic code. The plant develops according to that code, with leaves of a certain shape and flowers of specific colors. To his rapt audience, Enriquez declares, “You’re lucky to be in Cambridge. You’ve... View Details
- 11 May 2017
- News
Going with the Flow
liquid, the observation refers to her involvement in, first, the 1993 launch of ViaCord, a company that enabled parents to store their newborn’s umbilical cord blood as a source of stem cells that help treat life-threatening diseases like leukemia and certain View Details
Keywords: Robert S. Benchley
- 01 Mar 2012
- News
How to Close the Health Gap
questions are finally focusing on the health-care needs of the poor. Some teams, for example, are working on genetic modifications that would render the mosquito unable to transfer malaria. Those developments make Daar and Singer... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- News
Prognosis
fact that we knew the genetic sequence of it within a few weeks, the fact that there are vaccine candidates being tried in humans, that perhaps we’ll see a drug that is effective against it—the power of biomedical research in the year... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
To Market, to Market
following technologies: Miniproteins that can penetrate cells and act on targets that were previously considered "undruggable." The application of unique genetic and biochemical methods to develop new antibiotics targeting the outer... View Details
- 11 Jun 2021
- News
The Power of Resilience
what my priorities are. I actually didn't know what that mission-driven work would be at the time. But I came across a company whose mission it was to democratize access to genetic testing for hereditary cancers. It was that power of... View Details
- 01 Oct 2001
- News
Philip L. Yeo: The Next Big Thing
sciences and bioengineering. "In the next generation, we will know the genetic and molecular mechanisms of disease," Yeo declares. "Biomedical science will control and eradicate cancer and AIDS, and individualized medicine will be the... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Classmates Rally to Help Family Stricken with Rare Disease
a genetic enzyme deficiency that leads to rapid muscle deterioration and death from respiratory failure, usually before age five. Although fewer than one thousand children worldwide suffer from any form of Pompe's disease, the Crowleys'... View Details
- 04 Sep 2019
- News
Deep Dive
among many other things. For Vescovo, it’s about the possibilities. The deeps could hold the answers to pressing questions on dry land: “We’re collecting biological samples and genetically sequencing them. We may find things that have... View Details
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Vision: Sound Science
variety of known causes, but this is the first time a genetically driven form of hearing loss has received rare disease recognition. We think the designation will broaden medical research in this field and ultimately lead to a range of... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 01 Mar 2019
- News
The Blue-Green Revolution
the single-celled organisms to bulk up on fat like bears preparing for winter. Alas, just like bears, the microscopic butterballs eventually go into hibernation. And once that happens, they stop growing, negating the gains made in oil production. SGI solved that... View Details
- 07 Oct 2014
- News
Network Effect
Harvard geneticist focused on finding genetic links to the disease. He had already discovered three of the four then-known genes associated with Alzheimer’s. “Part of my skill set is I can recognize world-class talent when I see it,” says... View Details
Keywords: Linda Kush
- 18 Feb 2014
- News
Stick with Plan A
and many other emerging markets, and know the nature of mobile money — a network business in the nexus of two highly regulated industries, banking and telecoms — this is understandable." With a father who had abandoned corporate accounting to open a restaurant, Maddy... View Details
- 01 Jan 2003
- News
Daniel L. Vasella, M.D.
momentum, Vasella recently oversaw the opening of a new research center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, that will focus on genetics and molecular biology. The Kendall Square location was specifically chosen, Vasella explains, to draw on the... View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
The View from the Pit
up a genetics lab at Massachusetts General Hospital and earned a master's degree in social psychology from Boston University. "I came to HBS to get a degree that would be broad enough to apply to any area within the administration of... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
The Future of Stem Cells
and cord-blood stem cells for the treatment of some cancers, genetic disorders, and certain immune deficiencies. (Cord blood contains stem cells; individuals can bank their own until they, or close blood relatives, tap it for their own... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 03 Mar 2017
- News
Big Blue’s Big Bet
doctors treating the woman. Watson had already ingested millions of oncology papers and volumes of leukemia data from research institutes around the world. Now, the doctors in Tokyo fed Watson the woman’s genetic information, hoping it... View Details
Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page
- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
focus on large-scale beverage technology, sections cover starter cultures, regulatory challenges, genetic engineering, quality, and safety. From practical issues of developing probiotic beverages, to the marketing of these drinks to the... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley