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People in the News: Apr 8, 2010

Apr 08, 2010
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Arrowhead Research, the parent firm of Calando Pharmaceuticals, said that it has appointed Lee Hartwell to its scientific advisory board.

Hartwell is a Nobel Laureate and currently president of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. He also won the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award.

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Booster Push

New data shows a decline in SARS-CoV-2 vaccine efficacy over time, which the New York Times says Pfizer is using to argue its case for a booster, even as the lower efficacy remains high.

With Help from Mr. Fluffington, PurrhD

Cats could make good study animals for genetic research, the University of Missouri's Leslie Lyons tells the Atlantic.

Man Charged With Threatening to Harm Fauci, Collins

The Hill reports that Thomas Patrick Connally, Jr., was charged with making threats against federal officials.

Nature Papers Present Approach to Find Natural Products, Method to ID Cancer Driver Mutations, More

In Nature this week: combination of cryogenic electron microscopy with genome mining helps uncover natural products, driver mutations in cancer, and more.