• 2019 Ker Memorial Prize awarded for work on the immune system in Drosophila
• Global Alliance of Biofoundries launched to boost synthetic biology
• Immune system discovery could aid quest for stem cell therapies
• Blood cancer’s Achilles’ heel opens door for new treatments
• World Malaria Day 2019: A New Guide to Malaria Pharmacology

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