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Good day to you, my lovelies. I hope you're having an excellent day. I've come down with a tiny cold myself, but I'm doing fine. This morning, I started doodling, and I think this might turn into something new... So here's the first of a series: say hello to Monsieur Microbe :D 🦠 Also, happy Friday to all! Enjoy your weekend and keep it spooky 👻

When KJ Muldoon was born at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in August, doctors noticed that he was lethargic. They carried out tests that revealed he had a genetic metabolic disorder that leads to the buildup of ammonia and can cause brain damage and death. Gene sequencing helped them determine the exact location of the error that led to him being unable to make a vital enzyme. This allowed doctors to use CRISPR technology to create a treatment tailored specifically towards his unique mutation. After three infusions containing billions of gene editors, his defect appears to have been corrected and his condition, at least partially reversed. "This is an important first step towards an entirely new type of personalized medicine. I think it's going to utterly transform the way we practice medicine, particularly in the area of rare diseases," says Dr. Kiran Musunuru, a professor for translational research at the University of Pennsylvania, who worked on KJ's case. See the @npr story at the first link. There's a link to the original article in the New England Journal of Medicine at the second link.

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"Women are more likely to shift the focus of farming toward environmental sustainability, Hungria says. Caring for land that's already been claimed rather than trying to clear more. Focusing not just on the size of the harvest but on which crops deliver better nutrition.

Hungria says she'll use the cash she has won to fund a new award that will recognize women who are working in agriculture, microbiology, communications or for the benefit of people with special needs."

npr.org/sections/goats-and-sod

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How dangerous is it? Where did it come from? #H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way for the outbreak we’re seeing today.

“This is the largest animal disease outbreak we’ve ever had,” Maurice Pitesky, a veterinary researcher at the University of California, Davis, tells @KnowableMag

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