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Scientist ‘finally in the driving seat’ in race to find cure for daughter’s rare disease TUBB4a leukodystrophy | Science & Tech News
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A scientist in a race against time to find a cure for her daughter’s rare and deadly disease has said they are “finally in the driving seat”. Dr Michelle Teng is trying to develop the world’s first treatment for TUBB4a leukodystrophy before it is too late for her 12-year-old daughter Sofia. The life-threatening genetic condition […]
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Swedish scientist Svante Paabo wins Nobel Prize for work on human evolution | Science & Tech News
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A Swedish scientist who used DNA sequencing to find the link between extinct people and modern humans has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Svante Paabo was given what is arguably the most prestigious prize in the scientific world for discoveries “concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution”. He […]