Mark Gad
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Mark Gad
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PhD candidate studying membrane proteins at Rockefeller University and MSKCC
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Metsera, is this for real?
Discover the biotech battle: Pfizer and Novo Nordisk's $4.9B fight for Metsera's groundbreaking glp-1 technology and its potential to revolutionize obesity treatment.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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OpEd by @scripps.edu Pres. Pete Shultz: "the consequences would extend beyond Scripps Research, threatening the broader San Diego life sciences ecosystem, which contributes over $27 billion to the regional economy and supports tens of thousands of jobs."
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Opinion: Science funding cuts are based on flawed logic. Here’s the truth.
Earlier this month, the National Institutes of Health issued supplemental guidance indicating it would immediately impose a 15% cap on indirect costs for research grants, an unprecedented and abrup…
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February 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Solute carriers: The gatekeepers of metabolism
Solute carrier (SLC) proteins play critical roles in maintaining cellular and organismal homeostasis by transporting small molecules and ions. Despite…
sciencedirect.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Excited to join the growing science community here on Bluesky! www.science.org/content/arti...
Like ‘old Twitter’: The scientific community finds a new home on Bluesky
After recent changes to Elon Musk’s X, a gradual migration turns into a stampede
www.science.org
November 21, 2024 at 4:21 PM