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Imagine treating a genetic disease not by managing symptoms for life, but by correcting the underlying genetic error itself. Inventors at NIH are advancing that vision with a gene editing technology designed to deliver highly precise genetic corrections, opening new possibilities for therapies that
Are you interested in licensing a COVID-19 vaccine? As the pandemic continues, a safe, affordable, and efficacious vaccine continues to be of urgent importance. Scientists at NIAID have developed a vaccine against COVID-19 by utilizing the well-characterized vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) encoding
Abraham Lincoln was the only president to have applied for a patent. His invention was never commercialized. As a young man, Lincoln took a flat boat load of merchandise down the Mississippi River from his then home in New Salem, Illinois, to New Orleans, Louisiana. At one point the boat slid onto a
Precision medicine is becoming popular in all categories of medicine and has now made its way to weight management. Scientists at NIDDK have developed new methods for prescribing and monitoring personalized weight management interventions. People who make an attempt to lose weight are often