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FBN1 gene, fibrillin 1

The FBN1 gene provides instructions for making a large protein called fibrillin-1. This protein is transported out of cells into the extracellular matrix, which is an intricate lattice of proteins and other molecules that forms in the spaces between cells.

Vaccine Patents Come with Ethical Dilemmas Bringing Life or Death

Patents are essential in the pharmaceutical industry to ensure commercial viability and financial returns but how do they effect public access to vaccines in a pandemic?

How a Breast Cancer Patient’s Strength Inspires Her Doctor

She was 34 years old when we discovered her breast cancer. Ten years earlier, I delivered her baby. I watched her grow up. She...

Dallas UT Southwestern Paints an Ugly Picture for Covid Projections

UT Southwestern Covid-19 projections indicated cases are likely to get worse unless we improve vaccination rates and employ basic mitigation strategies.