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Discovery Fills a Gap in Understanding, Diagnosing Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

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Hair-like appendages called motile cilia beat in synchrony on cells in many parts of the body to keep fluids and particles moving along, such as clearing mucus in the lungs so it can be coughed out. Genetic mutations can compromise ciliary structure and...

A One-Two Punch for Prostate Cancer

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More men get prostate cancer in the US than any other form of the disease outside of non-melanoma skin cancer. Around 3.5 million men live with prostate cancer, with 330,000 new diagnoses each year, according to the American Cancer Society. Over 36,000...

Pioneer in Cancer Vaccines Sees Promise In — and Beyond — Melanoma Trial

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In mid-August, the drugmakers Moderna and Merck announced that a cancer vaccine trial had successfully lowered risk of both death and metastases of melanoma, a deadly skin cancer. The experimental cancer vaccine, designed to be given to melanoma patients...

Researchers Create Molecular Map of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

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An international team led by researchers from Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in Germany has created a detailed map of the molecular activity underlying hypertrophic cardiomyopathy...

Scientists Reveal How the Monkeypox Virus Replicates

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The way a duo of monkeypox virus proteins change shape as they bind together acts like a switch that starts the process of viral replication, a study led by researchers in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School reveals. This kind of detailed...

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The Fall 2027 application for admission is now open and accessible through the Harvard Griffin GSAS website. Given our holistic admissions process, it is not possible to provide feedback on any application for admission prior to review by the admissions...

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Our News page highlights the energy and engagement of our Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) community. Here you’ll find updates on recent research discoveries, student and faculty achievements, and major program milestones, as well as information...

Hannah Tam and Emerging Scientists Receive 2026 International Birnstiel Award

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The 2026 International Birnstiel Award for Doctoral Studies in Molecular Life Sciences has named its laureates — the eighth cohort since the award was established in 2019. This year's selection drew 109 nominations from institutions around the world. Six...

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How Cancer Cells Decide Their Fate

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For 16 hours at a time, Galit Lahav peered into the microscope, watching and waiting. It was the early 2000s, and Lahav, then a postdoctoral fellow in Israel, was captivated by a conundrum that had long frustrated cancer researchers. Two cancer cells...

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Start Your PhD Journey with Harvard BBS Harvard’s Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) Program offers PhD training across the full spectrum of fundamental and applied life sciences. Our flexible curriculum will prepare you to work across a range of...