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PhD biologist writing about science, nature, medicine and tech

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Tag Archives: drug development

Taking new aim at COVID-19

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Taking new aim at COVID-19. Duke Today, Nov. 26, 2021. The coronavirus’s tangled strands of RNA could offer new ways to treat people who get infected. Picked up by INDY Week and The New York Times.

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New drug candidate found for hand, foot and mouth disease

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New drug candidate found for hand, foot and mouth disease. Duke Today, Sept. 22, 2020. Targeting RNA with small molecules could pave the way for new antivirals for hard-to-treat diseases. Picked up by UPI, Futurity and Triangle Business Journal.

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Recent writing

  • Uncovering the secret to Australia’s truffle industry
  • From decades-long studies of humble grasses, new clues to climate resistance
  • Global warming may be a boon for this aggressive prairie plant
  • Beyond climate resilience: the science of thriving in a chaotic world
  • Not your average greenhouse
  • A fanged frog long thought to be one species is revealing itself to be several
  • Meet the superhero farm robots in training

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