A study led by Lisa Lehmann, MD, PhD, director of  Bioethics, BWH Department of Medicine, reveals that participants who have donated blood samples to the BWH OurGenes, OurHealth, OurCommunity (OurGenes) biobank share strong preferences for disclosure of genetic research results.
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A research team including Michael Coyne, BWH Division of Infectious Diseases, first study author, and Laurie E. Comstock, PhD, BWH Department of Medicine, senior study author, provides evidence for the presence of unique microbial ecosystems and strains within the human gut of every individual due to extensive DNA transfer between co-resident Bacteroidales strains.
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A study led by Robert Sackstein, MD, PhD, director, BWH/Harvard Program of Excellence in Glycosciences, demonstrates that a clinically used growth factor causes sugar-coating of an enzyme, thereby provoking vascular injury.
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