Roderick Slavcev

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Published on May 22, 2015

DNA Ministrings

Your DNA, the instructions for everything that makes you you, is susceptible to mistakes. These mistakes -- or mutations -- can cause devastating diseases. Gene therapy is a way to treat diseases a...

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Published on May 05, 2015

Ovarian Cancer

Do you know a loved one who has been affected by ovarian cancer? If so, you are not alone. This year, over 20, 000 womenare predicted to be diagnosed with ovarian cancer. If detected early, the 5-y...

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Published on Apr 22, 2015

Phage Display

Bacteriophage display, or phage display, can be defined as the process by which a protein or peptide that is foreign to the phage is expressed as an exterior fusion on the surface of the phage coat...

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Published on Dec 29, 2014

Introducing Phage Lambda Khilnani and Plasmid pKL01

Thank you to all of our generous backers! We have successfully reached the goal for Part 1 of our HIV vaccineproject...I'm quite conservative in my expectations for therapeutic success (as are most...

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Published on Dec 19, 2014

HIV Hybrid Phage Plasmid Designed and Looking for a Name

We have now designed the DNA plasmid that will be required to transfer, by way of homologous recombination, the eukaryotic expression cassette to to the HIV hybrid bacterial virus (phage) gene deli...

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Published on Dec 02, 2014

Looking for an unique holiday gift idea?

Do you have a friend that has everything? Are you looking for an unique and thoughtful gift idea?Why not make a contribution in their name to our project this holiday season!!!As of 2013 it was est...

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Published on Dec 02, 2014

Thank you!

We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to everyone who has donated to our project so far! We are new to experiment.com and are extremelyexcited to be trying this new endeavor.  We greatly appreci...

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May 06, 2015
Using Bacteriophage to BEAM Away Ovarian Cancer
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Many thanks for your interest and support Lawrence!
Dec 03, 2014
Can bacterial viruses be engineered to protect against human viral infections like HIV?
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Thanks so much, Nawaz. We strongly believe in the cause. Thank you again for your support.
Nov 17, 2014
Can bacterial viruses be engineered to protect against human viral infections like HIV?
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Thank you for your donation, Luca. The answer to your question is a resounding YES. I maintain that there is nothing phage cannot be engineered to do. We are currently working on phage to protect against HIV and influenza as novel vaccine candidates.
Jul 22, 2014
Can bacterial viruses be engineered to protect against human viral infections like HIV?
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