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First-in-Class DNA-encoded Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Rapidly Advances into the Clinic
 

Nikon Small World: An Up-close Look at the Unseen World

Engineered DNA-encoded PCSK9 Inhibitors May Provide an Effective Alternative for Treating High Cholesterol 

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Wistar is a National Cancer Institute Cancer Center in basic research and has held this designation since 1972.
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Women & Science: Nutrition and Gene Regulation: How Does What We Eat Alter Disease Development?

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125 Years of Discovery

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David Kritchevsky

David Kritchevsky

While working at the Institute in 1959, the biochemist and expert in human nutrition David Kritchevsky, Ph.D., published the influential textbook Cholesterol, which explored his studies on the mechanisms of atherosclerosis, or fat deposits in blood vessels, and the role of cholesterol deposits in cardiovascular disease.

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