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Grant and funding roundup: developing an interactive model of living cells with Minecraft

Written by Aisha Al-Janabi (Content Editor)

Catch up on some of the recently awarded grants, including a new multi-omics consortium to improve understanding of a variety of diseases, studying molecular aspects of Alzheimer’s pathology and developing a new microscope to image cellular mechanics in vivo. The news highlights: The Beckman Institute will collaborate with Minecraft to develop a 4D interactive model of living cells NIH awards $50.3 million to new multi-omics consortium Dissecting the molecular basis of quality control pathways $2.6 million awarded to study molecular aspects of Alzheimer’s pathology A new Brillouin microscope for in vivo imaging of cellular mechanics The Beckman Institute will collaborate...

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