Julianna LeMieux
Senior Science Writer at Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Science writer @GENbio, microbiology instructor at @CityCollegeNY, and mom to three in NYC.
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Credit: Md Saiful Islam Khan / 1390517784 / iStock / Getty Images Plus Finding out if you have celiac disease is not easy. Diagnosing the autoimmune disease in the United States requires two tests. First, a blood test to identify elevated levels of certain antibodies, most commonly tTG-IgA (tissue transglutaminase IgA). In the event of a positive blood test, an upper endoscopy with biopsy is done of the small intestine to identify signs of villous atrophy.
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Illustration of the Multivalent Evolved DNA-based SUpramolecular Assemblies (MEDUSA), shown in white, interacting with a target protein (pink). [2025 PBL EPFL CC BY SA 4.0] Synthetic and inexpensive to produce, aptamers are attractive alternatives to antibodies for biomedical diagnostics and therapeutics. When new aptamer binders are needed, for example, to detect a new virus, they are developed from libraries of millions of nucleic acid sequences.
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Credit: NDinfinity / 1296909811 / E+ / Getty Images When the weather warms up and the school year comes to an end, many of us add ordering a new swimsuit and buying sunscreen to the to-do list. One of my favorite summer chores is finding a new book to take from the beach to the pool. Here, we present a list of the books some of GEN‘s editors will be reading this summer.
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Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), a zoonotic pathogen transmitted from dromedary camels to humans that causes severe respiratory disease with a mortality rate of approximately 34%, belongs to the merbecovirus subgenus of coronaviruses.
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Home News Cocaine Addicted Drosophila May Accelerate Discoveries Tropical Fruit Fly Drosophila Diptera Parasite Insect Pest on Ripe Fruit Vegetable Macro Credit: nechaev-kon / 1300236924 / iStock / Getty Images Plus Little is known about the specific genes and mechanisms that lead to the development of cocaine use disorder and there are currently no FDA-approved pharmacotherapies that can treat it.
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A quick preview of GEN live (tomorrow at noon) when we will give a breakdown of all of the news from the #ASGCT2025 meeting. It's free! https://t.co/Y7ui5o8oXs https://t.co/s9volGbfZs
Quick shout-out and thank you to the #AACR25 team for setting up the best press room: the hot lunches (going way above and beyond), constant access to coffee, and unwavering help and support. It makes such a difference.
Moving moment at the end of the #AACR25 opening plenary session to stand as a cancer research community against the recent funding cuts. Audience members stood and held signs that state, “Cancer Research Saves Lives.” https://t.co/GZfJpl9Yqk
