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Dr. Mehr developed screening technologies to search the human gut for sugar-modifying enzymes. He discovered numerous enzymes capable of building or breaking down complex biochemicals. This included the discovery of an enzyme capable of converting the blood type A antigen into blood type O, rendering it as universally donatable blood.

A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Genome Science and Technology (PhD) - graduated in 2017

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