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Bioscience

Biometrology

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Study Highlights Need for Standardized Measurement Methods in Gene Therapy

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NIST Develops Genetic Material for Validating H5N1 Bird Flu Diagnostic Tests

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Now Live: Living Cells Can Be Seen With Infrared Light

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Mathematical Models Can Help Us Understand — and Possibly Treat — Complex Diseases

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Sinking Our Teeth Into Science: How Biomedical Engineering Can Help Make Us Healthier

NIST researchers Elizabeth Strychalski and David Ross program the robotic arm that operates within the box-like structure of the NIST biofoundry.

The Promise of Synthetic Cells: Revolutionary New Drugs, Outer Space Explorers and Pushing Beyond the Limits of Evolution

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