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First-ever covalent irreversible inhibition of a protease central to hepatitis C infection

WALTHAM, MA — November 28, 2010 — Avila Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing novel targeted covalent drugs, has published research in Nature Chemical Biology demonstrating the first-ever selective irreversible inhibition of…

DNA fingerprinting pioneer discovers role of key genetic catalyst for human diversity

One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for changes that occur between different generations of people, is explained by new research published today (Sept 5) by world-renowned scientist Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, w…