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Jake’s Mice: Searching for Answers to the Puzzle of Autism

Home - National, National, NewsBy AP January 3, 2022 Leave a comment

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 16-year-old with autism recently got the chance to meet the first mice in the world engineered to have the same genetic abnormality he has. Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis bred the mice and grew stem cells derived from Jake Litvag’s blood. The goal is to study and find…

Mural on Washington University Campus Defaced by Vandals

Home - Local, Local, NewsBy AP December 20, 2021 Leave a comment

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington University officials said a mural on campus that depicts prominent Black people was vandalized this weekend with racist symbols. Four top university officials, including Chancellor Andrew Martin, sent a letter to students and staff Sunday expressing their dismay about the vandalism. University officials said there are cameras in the area…