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Synthetic biologists at Columbia have created a technique that could prevent human-engineered proteins from spreading into the wild or mutating.
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A steady supply of its favorite food helps a deadly bacterium thrive in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study by Columbia researchers.
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Columbia pediatricians will mine a trove of health data collected by New York City to address some of the city’s most pressing health inequities.
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By participating in one of the world’s largest genetic studies, New Yorkers will help bring precision medicine to their communities, Columbia’s David Goldstein explains.
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- January 10, 2017
Harris Wang, PhD, is among the newest recipients of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
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- December 23, 2016
CUMC's most-read research articles of 2016 included news about wheat sensitivity, BPA, and an unusual type of human embryonic stem cell.
- December 23, 2016
An international consortium of biologists is working to build a complete human genome to address human health challenges.
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- November 21, 2016
Three CUMC scientists have been named AAAS Fellows: Max Gottesman, Wei Gu, and Paul Sajda.
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- October 10, 2016
New study links common pair of drugs to increased risk for fatal heart condition.
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- October 10, 2016
Researchers from Columbia College of Dental Medicine have identified stem cells in the jaw bone that can make new cartilage and repair damaged joints.
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- September 27, 2016
Columbia University researchers will participate in a seven-year NIH initiative to study the effect of a wide range of environmental factors on the health of children and adolescents.
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- September 23, 2016
Neuroscientist Stavros Lomvardas and stem cell researcher Benjamin Ohlstein have been named HHMI Faculty Scholars.
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- September 22, 2016
A study revealing new structural details of an intracellular channel that controls muscle contraction may lead to new drugs for heart and muscle diseases.
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- September 22, 2016
Seventy-five percent of patients with an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss had significant hair regrowth after treatment with ruxolitinib.
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