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Cancer cells can cooperate to grow

Human breast cancer cells.
Scientists found that, when deprived of amino acids, cancer cells cooperated to extract and share them from their environment.

Diabetes boosts antibiotic resistance in mice

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, bacteria.
Researchers found that infectious bacteria in diabetic mice rapidly evolved resistance to antibiotics.

Tracking diet from stool samples

A table displaying a variety of foods with a crowd of people standing around and talking behind it.
Researchers developed a way to track what people ate by analyzing DNA from stool samples.

In a Q&A with Washington Post Health 202, Dr. Collins discusses the All of Us Research Program

January 16, 2018

Dr. Collins joins WNYC's The Takeaway to talk about All of Us and changing the one-size-fits-all approach to health care

January 18, 2018

Dr. Collins speaks to BBC News about the therapeutic potential of music

February 5, 2018

In an interview with Ethix, Dr. Collins covers a range of topics, from the opioid crisis to DNA privacy issues

February 28, 2018

In a Q&A with WebMD, Dr. Collins answers questions about how NIH is addressing the opioid epidemic

March 14, 2018

Dr. Collins co-authors a paper in Neuron giving recommendations for advancing research on music's effects on the brain

March 23, 2018

Dr. Collins is featured in Retro Report鈥檚 鈥淔inding the Code,鈥 the first in a series on precision medicine

April 2, 2018