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New & Notable

Tufts researchers suggest a pathway to reverse the genetic defect of Friedreich’s ataxia

The neurodegenerative disease is marked by an expansion of DNA triplet repeats; researchers pinpoint a mechanism for potentially reversing the expansion
At the Helm of the World’s Most Influential Medical Journal

Physician scientist Eric Rubin, M90, GBS90, is the new top editor of the New England Journal of Medicine
Researchers mold silk into wide range of products

Using methods common to plastics manufacturing, properties of silk-based devices can be tuned for strength, flexibility, molecular function and biodegradability.
Tufts Awarded NSF Grant to Expand Big Data Innovation and Discovery

The funding kick-starts T-TRIPODS Institute, a university initiative focused on broadening data science methods and how they apply to diverse fields

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