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Here are the contenders for STAT Madness 2019. Voting begins Monday

STAT Madness is coming back! Our third annual bracket-style competition will crown the most innovative research institution in the country. Don't miss it — voting for #STATMadness begins Monday!

A previously unknown, rapid-fire connection between the gut and brain. A CRISPR-based test for viruses such as Zika and dengue, with results that can be read as easily as a pregnancy test. A pill that mimics the effects of gastric bypass surgery.

These are just a few of the 64 discoveries and inventions that made the cut for the third annual STAT Madness, the for scientific glory modeled on

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