Duke Today Schools Feed https://today.duke.edu/ en Fri, 19 Apr 2024 05:20:19 -0400 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:42:37 -0400 The Promise and Power of RNA https://today.duke.edu/2024/03/promise-and-power-rna what if the molecule that became a pandemic hero could also help program our bodies to fight cancer, diabetes, heart conditions and sickle cell disease? School of Medicine Magnify Magazine https://today.duke.edu/2024/03/promise-and-power-rna Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:42:37 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Biochemistry|Cell Biology|Department of Medicine|Duke Human Vaccine Institute|Faculty|Molecular Genetics and Microbiology An Overgrowth of Nerve Cells Appears to Cause Lingering Symptoms After Recurrent UTIs https://today.duke.edu/2024/03/overgrowth-nerve-cells-appears-cause-lingering-symptoms-after-recurrent-utis <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-columns-25-75"><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-25"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-75"><p></p></div></div> Duke Health News https://today.duke.edu/2024/03/overgrowth-nerve-cells-appears-cause-lingering-symptoms-after-recurrent-utis Mon, 04 Mar 2024 10:42:37 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Basic Science Departments|Cell Biology|Faculty|Molecular Genetics and Microbiology|Pathology|School of Medicine HIV Vaccine Takes Crucial First Step https://today.duke.edu/2024/01/hiv-vaccine-takes-crucial-first-step <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-columns-25-75"><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-25"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-75"><p></p></div></div> Duke Health https://today.duke.edu/2024/01/hiv-vaccine-takes-crucial-first-step Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:47:31 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Duke Human Vaccine Institute|Molecular Genetics and Microbiology|School of Medicine|Surgery Duke Test Labs Explore Our Friendly (and Unfriendly) Neighborhood Microbes https://today.duke.edu/2023/10/duke-test-labs-explore-our-friendly-and-unfriendly-neighborhood-microbes <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-columns-25-75"><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-25"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-75"><p></p></div></div> Pratt School of Engineering https://today.duke.edu/2023/10/duke-test-labs-explore-our-friendly-and-unfriendly-neighborhood-microbes Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:05:29 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Civil and Environmental Engineering|Molecular Genetics and Microbiology|Pratt School of Engineering|School of Medicine Where Will the Next Pandemic Come From? https://today.duke.edu/2023/09/where-will-next-pandemic-come <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-columns-25-75"><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-25"><p></p></div><div class="wp-block-dt-utility-col-75"><p></p></div></div> Duke Global Health Institute https://today.duke.edu/2023/09/where-will-next-pandemic-come Mon, 18 Sep 2023 11:20:14 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Basic Science Departments|Faculty|Molecular Genetics and Microbiology|School of Medicine DNA Barcoding Identifies the Plants a Person Has Eaten https://today.duke.edu/2023/06/dna-barcoding-identifies-plants-person-has-eaten Reliable technique should improve clinical trials, nutrition studies and historical research Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2023/06/dna-barcoding-identifies-plants-person-has-eaten Tue, 27 Jun 2023 12:36:08 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Molecular Genetics and Microbiology|School of Medicine These Graduate Students Are Engaged Mentors https://today.duke.edu/2023/03/these-graduate-students-are-engaged-mentors Couple helps one another thrive as mentors The Graduate School https://today.duke.edu/2023/03/these-graduate-students-are-engaged-mentors Tue, 28 Mar 2023 09:18:55 -0400 Duke Today Schools Feed Basic Science Departments|Graduate School|Molecular Genetics and Microbiology|students, graduate and professional Warmer Climate May Drive Fungi to Be More Dangerous to Our Health https://today.duke.edu/2023/01/warmer-climate-may-drive-fungi-be-more-dangerous-our-health <div class="wp-block-dt-story-meta-plus-text"><div class="wp-block-dt-intro"><p class="text">This story is part of the <a href="https://today.duke.edu/2023/03/series-climate-research">Climate Research Series</a></p></div><p>The world is filled with tiny creatures that find us delicious. Bacteria and viruses are the obvious bad guys, drivers of deadly global pandemics and annoying infections. But the pathogens we haven’t had to reckon with as much – yet – are the fungi.</p><p>Pathogenic fungi (Candida, Aspergillus, Cryptococcus and others) are</p></div> Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2023/01/warmer-climate-may-drive-fungi-be-more-dangerous-our-health Mon, 30 Jan 2023 15:10:56 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Molecular Genetics and Microbiology|School of Medicine|Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Ancient Humans Had Same Sense of Smell, But Different Sensitivities https://today.duke.edu/2023/01/ancient-humans-had-same-sense-smell-different-sensitivities Duke lab built Neanderthal, Denisovan smell receptors, tested them in a dish Duke Today https://today.duke.edu/2023/01/ancient-humans-had-same-sense-smell-different-sensitivities Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:44:09 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Molecular Genetics and Microbiology|School of Medicine Listening in on the Conversations of Fat Cells https://today.duke.edu/2022/12/listening-conversations-fat-cells Rana Gupta says fat is more than an energy bank: It’s ‘a very talkative, chatty tissue’ School of Medicine Magnify https://today.duke.edu/2022/12/listening-conversations-fat-cells Wed, 07 Dec 2022 13:16:35 -0500 Duke Today Schools Feed Duke Molecular Physiology Institute|Faculty|Molecular Genetics and Microbiology|School of Medicine|Science & Technology Initiative