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PLANT-DX

Point-of-use Diagnostics Tool for Detecting Plant Disease

Professor Julius Lucks's PLANT-Dx platform can help farmers assess crop health rapidly with low-cost technology.read more

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Revealing the Rules Behind Virus Scaffold Construction

New insights into epistasis from Professor Danielle Tullman-Ercek could impact future drug delivery and therapeutic strategies.read more

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Shotwell Awarded Roe Medal

Alumna Gwynne Shotwell, president and COO at SpaceX, received the prestigious honor on February 28.read more

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