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SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing Data: The Devil Is in the Genomic Detail
Scientists from all over the world are working together to sequence SARS-CoV-2 genomes, data that has already impacted our understanding of how to control, treat and prevent COVID-19.
Nobel Prize Awarded to ASM Members for Development of CRISPR-Cas9
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna, ASM members and Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology, for development of the genome editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9.
Restoring the American Chestnut with a Virus and Biotechnology
Fungal biotechnology and a virus can help stop the chestnut blight fungus that has devastated American chestnuts.