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PNAS Science Sessions

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Jun 11, 2019 • 7min

Gene therapy for retinal disease

Karina Guziewicz and Artur Cideciyan explain a potential gene therapy approach for macular degeneration.
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Jun 11, 2019 • 6min

Global hydrologic models and water storage

Bridget Scanlon discusses the use of global hydrologic models for studying changes in water storage worldwide.
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Jun 11, 2019 • 6min

Project MindScope

Christof Koch describes a large-scale effort to understand how the cerebral cortex functions.
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Jun 11, 2019 • 7min

Science and Philanthropy

Robert Tjian discusses the role of philanthropy in funding scientific research.
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Jun 11, 2019 • 6min

Gene editing in mosquitoes

Omar Akbari and Kevin Esvelt discuss a gene editing approach for harmful mosquitoes.
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Jun 11, 2019 • 7min

Big data

Atul Butte explains how researchers can use existing data to answer biomedical questions.
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Jun 11, 2019 • 6min

Molecular contraception

Polina Lishko discusses the development of unisex contraceptives.
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Jun 11, 2019 • 6min

The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub

Joseph DeRisi describes the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub, a new privately-funded medical research center in the Bay Area.
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Jun 11, 2019 • 6min

Early evidence of winemaking

Patrick McGovern describes evidence of winemaking in Georgia during the Neolithic period.
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Jun 11, 2019 • 6min

Bird feathers reveal past air pollution

Carl Fuldner and Shane DuBay describe how bird feathers preserve records of air pollution.

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