Health and Medicine How accurately can molecular tests diagnose TB in China? Scientists wanted to know if molecular tests are not only a quick but also an accurate method for diagnosing tuberculosis.
Biology How can bacteria stop dengue? Scientists wanted to know if they could use bacteria to reduce mosquitoes’ ability to transmit viruses.
Biology Which chickens are better at fighting off a virus, and why? Scientists compared the innate immune responses of different breeds of chicken to find out which breeds resist Newcastle disease and how they manage to.
Health and Medicine How can we better prevent polio? Scientists wanted to develop a polio vaccine which requires only one injection to better prevent the disease in developing countries.
Biology How can gene editing cure disease? Scientists wanted to use genetic editing to heal β-thalassemia – a genetic disease affecting the body’s ability to produce hemoglobin.
Biology Can we write biological “software updates” to cure disease? Scientists wanted to develop a way to fix or replace a damaged or missing gene within a person’s genome by engineering a protein circuit.