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UMass Amherst start-up Waterfall Scientific was awarded up to $54.5M to lead a consortium in transforming how medical-grade mRNA is made.
UMass Amherst developmental toxicologist Alicia Timme-Laragy studies how PFAS and other common chemicals affect embryonic development and long-term disease risk.
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