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New strain of mice opening pathways for treating osteoporosis
Lincoln Potter, Ph.D., and colleagues created a breed of mice with longer, stronger and thicker bones. But, the University of Minnesota professor needed to understand the importance of this strain […]
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Malaria Detecting Lasers
Developing new diagnostic technologies involves both scientific research and clinical applicability. That is why the partnership between John Bischof, Ph.D., a mechanical engineer at the University of Minnesota, and Bobbi […]
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Genetic Signature for Multiple Myeloma
Each patient is unique, and so is their response to treatment. Shaji Kumar, M.D., Brian Van Ness, Ph.D., and Jin Jen, M.D., Ph.D., are working to identify a set of […]
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Smart Fabric
It’s not always about new discoveries – it is figuring out how to apply existing technology in innovative ways. That is what a team from the University of Minnesota and […]
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More Than the Sum of Its Parts
Stephen Brimijoin, Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic pharmacologist, discovered a surprising similarity between cocaine addiction and weight control. He was using an enzyme mutated to break down cocaine faster. So, at […]
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Microbiotic Therapies for IBS
Testing new hypotheses may require more than a good idea – new tools may be needed to answer the research question. That is the case for the clinical study that […]
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Three New High-Tech Tools for State Scientists from Minnesota Partnership
Biomedical researchers in Minnesota will be able to use some of the latest high tech research tools thanks to the latest infrastructure awards from the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and […]
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Minnesota Partnership Announces Seven New Research Awards
ROCHESTER, Minn. — New treatments and diagnostics for Alzheimer’s and cancer dominate the 2016 research awards recently announced by the Minnesota Partnership for Biotechnology and Medical Genomics. The state-supported funding was distributed […]