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DBBS: 35 Years • 1,000 PhDs

The Division of Biology and Biomedical Sciences united two campuses and revolutionized biomedical training and research. Now it charts a bold new direction for the 21st century. More >

Measured Impulses

Understanding the electro-physiological properties of the heart can help prevent a leading cause of sudden death More >

Hearing Hairs

Damaged auditory hair cells cause hearing loss. Other vertebrates can regenerate the hairs. Could humans? More >

Nanomedicine

Microscopic particles aid diagnosis and treatment of disease More >

Domino Effects

Intensivists strive to understand the science of critical care and improve the survival rates of critically ill patients. More >

Gunning for Fats

Targeting body fats finds disease markers, moving closer to individualized medicine More >

DNA Rx

Cancer prescriptions are written in genetic code. More >

Countering Crohn’s Disease

Counterintuitive thinking helped devise a means to treat this gastrointestinal malady. More >

Next in the Sequence

A new era of medicine is underway — The Human Genome sequence provides a place for researchers to begin. More >

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