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The Laccase Gene Family: Driver of Fungal-Based Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils


Research Question: How does the laccase gene family enable fungi to respond to toxic compounds in contaminated soil and effectively degrade those pollutants? 
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Epigenetic Risk Prediction of Cow’s Milk Allergy: The Role of DNA Methylation and Environmental Factors


Research Question: What is the correlation between the methylation and mutations of specific loci in the genome and the risk factor for expressing Cow’s Milk Allergy?
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CRISPR-Cas 9 Gene Editing in Hematopoietic Stem Cells: Risks of Genomic Instability and Cancer Development


Research Question: How does CRISPR-Cas9 editing affect the long-term genomic stability of hematopoietic stem cells, and what evidence shows it can cause large-scale chromosomal damag...
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Environmental and Genetic Influences in Alcohol Use Disorder


Research Question: What is the impact of environmental factors and genomics on Alcohol Use Disorder?
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Improving Abiotic Stress Resistance of Crops with CRISPR


Research Question: How effectively can CRISPR-based genome editing of targeted abiotic stress resistance genes improve outcomes in globally important crop plants?
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Gene Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Breakthroughs and Societal Costs


Research Question/Hypothesis: New gene and RNA therapies for Spinal Muscular Atrophy show how powerful genomic medicine can be; but extremely high costs and need for early genetic testing...