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Using genetics to wipe out disease
Virginia Tech researchers successfully used a gene disruption technique to change the eye color of a mosquito — a critical step toward new genetic strategies aimed at disrupting the transmission of...
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Understanding diseases in order to stamp them out
Pablo Sobrado is working on vaccines that could benefit people in the poorest parts of the world. Millions of people worldwide suffer from tuberculosis, Chagas disease, and fungal infections, yet...
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College helps drone industry take off
A drone flies over Kentland Farm in Blacksburg, Virginia. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Kentland Farm has many of the traditional features you might find at an agricultural research...
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There may be a better way to think about daily drinking habits that impact health conditions such as obesity and diabetes, according to a new study by Virginia Tech researchers. The researchers have...
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Virginia Tech researcher discovers possible drug target for sleeping sickness
Zachary Mackey in Biochemistry is doing research on how to cure sleeping sickness, which is carried by the tsetse fly. Zachary Mackey is trying to deliver a stern wake-up call to the parasite that...
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Looking for clues about disease affecting cattle and people
Clay Caswell (left), assistant professor of bacteriology, seeks to better understand brucellosis with Ph.D. students James Budnick and Lauren Sheehan. A Virginia Tech researcher is hoping to better...
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