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• CogniXense – A high-throughput cognitive screen for modeling disorders on-the-fly
  There are more than 6,000 known single-gene disorders, in which a disruption to one gene out of the 20,000 in the human genome is enough to cause significant health effects. In order to study these disorders and develop treatments, a given genetic mutation must first be induced in a large number of animal models (usually...
• Soft Wearable Shoulder-Assistive Device
  Patients suffering from neuromuscular conditions such as muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and incomplete spinal cord injury are, in many cases, confronted with partial or total loss of their shoulder strength and mobility that greatly limit their abilities to perform activities of daily living. In the long term, this is believed to increase their...

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• Press Release Multi-joint, personalized soft exosuit breaks new ground
  September 17, 2018
• Community Personal Genome Project-Memory Challenge
  October 10, 2017
• Press Release Wyss Institute and Lumos Labs Launch Research Collaboration on Memory of High Performing Individuals
  March 9, 2017

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  Multi-joint Personalized Soft Exosuit Breaks New Ground
  A multidisciplinary team at Harvard’s Wyss Institute and Harvard SEAS has developed a mobile multi-joint soft exosuit using an automatic tuning strategy that could reduce fatigue in soldiers, firefighters or other rescue workers. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University

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  Wyss Study: Memory Genes
  Researchers at the Wyss Institute and the Personal Genome Project (PGP) are using Lumosity games to evaluate memory functions and response times. The genomes of high performers will be sequenced, with the goal of uncovering the relationship between genetics, memory, attention, and reaction speed. This video featuring George Church, Core Faculty of the Wyss Institute and Professor...

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  Fluorescent in situ Sequencing
  In this video, George Church, Ph.D., a Core Faculty member at the Wyss Institute and Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, explains how fluorescent in situ sequencing could lead to new diagnostics that spot the earliest signs of disease, and how it could help reveal how neurons in the brain connect and function. Credit:...