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2024 Symphony at Salk - Unlocking Healthy Aging

From  Liz Hincks

From Then to When | Meet Salk Scientists | Samuel Pfaff

Samuel Pfaff is professor in the Gene Expression Laboratory and Benjamin H. Lewis Chair. He is a neuroscientist who studies how nerve cells are formed and wire up correctly, focusing on the fetal…

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From Then to When | Meet Salk Scientists | Wolfgang Busch

Wolfgang Busch is a professor in the Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory and the Integrative Biology Laboratory, executive director of the Harnessing Plants Initiative, and Hess Chair in…

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Flipping the switch - Salk scientists shed light on genetic changes that turn on cancer genes

Cancer can be caused by genetic mutations, yet the impact of specific types such as structural variants that break and rejoin DNA, can vary widely. The findings, published in Nature on December 7,…

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