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Gene loss may explain how salmonella causes typhoid fever

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Finding may lead to treatments for an infection that sickens 9 million a year and kills 110,000 worldwide.


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Atomic-level study captures frog toxin in action

The unexpected findings reveal why this paralyzing, heart-stopping chemical can be instantaneously lethal.

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Protein gel enhances cell injection and engraftment

Advance improves survival of transplanted cells being studied as treatments for Parkinson’s, arthritis and others.

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Blast-related concussions linked to higher Alzheimer’s risk

Veterans who suffered these injuries were found to have changes in spinal fluid also seen in people who develop Alzheimer’s.

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Protein designers join call for responsible AI development

Initiative emerged from a summit on AI safety convened last fall at the UW Medicine Institute for Protein Design.

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Scientists train AI to make more of life’s building blocks

A variety of functional molecules can now be generated using free AI tools developed at the UW School of Medicine.


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