Using bacteria as living test tubes to study human gene mutations and find new drug leads

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Apr 30, 2025, 2:44 pm140 pts
Traditional biochemical methods of studying human gene mutations are often laborious and costly. Now bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new simple approach to rapidly check on human gene changes and also screen chemicals as potential drugs by turning everyday bacteria into…

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