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Fast Company November 2009 David H. Freedman	The Gene Bubble: Why We Still Aren't Disease-Free When the human genome was first sequenced nearly a decade ago, the world lit up with talk about how new gene-specific drugs would help us cheat death. Well, the verdict is in: Keep eating those greens.
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HHMI Bulletin May 2012 Sarah C. P. Williams	Stephen Quake: Innovative Thinking on Genetic Tests His ideas have already led to a blood test to tell a pregnant woman whether her fetus has Down syndrome. Now, the HHMI investigator is pushing further, to track the success of heart transplants and diagnose autoimmune diseases and allergies.
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HHMI Bulletin Nov 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams	A Study on Antibiotic Resistance Shows That Bacteria Aren't Just Out To Help Themselves Microbes that are resistant to the drug protect their weaker kin in the colony, HHMI researchers have found. The discovery upends traditional notions of antibiotic resistance and offers a target for new drugs against bacterial infections.
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