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jb6215Jun 6, 20233 min readThe Need for NematodesThe following is the script for a talk I gave about my research at Duke's GRADx event. Consider this a well-edited first draft for the...
jb6215Dec 15, 20221 min readWhat makes us TikTok?TikTok is the most disruptive form of social media I've seen in my lifetime. The app is so popular that every other form has adopted some...
jb6215Aug 9, 20224 min readHuntington's - Duke Voices PieceMy cousin recently died of Huntington’s disease. To say that he “succumbed” to the disease feels inaccurate, as if his strength and...
jb6215Jul 20, 20223 min readBack to the BasesCredit: S. Harris/Springer Nature Limited The future of genome editing technology just began its long journey to full drug approval. The...