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UTEP receives $1.25M grant from DOE to produce pipeline of scientists and engineers
EL PASO, Texas (Feb. 6, 2023) – The University of Texas at El Paso has received a $1.25 million grant...
Engineers devise a modular system to produce efficient, scalable aquabots
Underwater structures that can change their shapes dynamically, the way fish do, push through water much more efficiently than conventional...
UTIA professor receives Outstanding Early Career Animal Scientist Award in Research
Phillip Myer, an associate professor in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, has...
Argonne scientists receive Energy Secretary’s Honor Awards for nuclear nonproliferation and sustainable aviation fuels work
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized scientists from DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory with two of its prestigious Secretary’s Honor Awards...
Political leaning shapes physicians’ and laypeople’s beliefs about COVID-19 treatments
Political ideology shapes attitudes about COVID-19 treatments not just for the general U.S. population but also for critical care physicians,...
Wistar scientists identify a gene signature to assess cancer risk in people
PHILADELPHIA — (FEBRUARY, 6, 2023) — In a paper published in PNAS, Maureen Murphy, Ph.D., Deputy Director of Wistar’s Ellen...
Loss of reptiles poses threat for small islands where humans may have caused extinctions
A new examination of ancient and current species of reptiles conducted by a University of Texas at Austin paleobiologist reveals...
$1.6M gift to Markey Cancer Center will establish endowed chair in gynecologic oncology
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 6, 2023) — The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center has received a $1.6 million gift to establish the John R....
VUMC’s ‘Shed-MEDS’ protocol can reduce risk of drug interactions in older people
An estimated one in six older adults in the United States who take multiple prescription drugs risk major drug-drug interactions...
Scientists pinpoint protein that helps cancer-causing viruses evade immune response
CHAPEL HILL, NC – The viruses Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have been linked to several cancers....
Seven new species of whitefish described in Central Switzerland
Biologists at Eawag have identified ten species of whitefish in the lakes of the Reuss river system. Of these, seven...
Documenting plant organ development
In living organisms, development is a combination of multiple coordinated processes that interact in time and space over the course...
Keanu Reeves – the molecule
Bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas produce a strong antimicrobial natural product, as researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product...
Media invitation: The Human Brain Project Summit 2023
The final Human Brain Project Summit 2023 will take place in Marseille, France, on March 28-31, 2023. Media representatives are...
