Unlocking big genetic datasets
Credit: Wei Hao/Princeton The same algorithms that personalize movie recommendations and extract topics from oceans of text could bring doctors closer to diagnosing, treating and...
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Regenstrief scientists receive prestigious award for innovation in biomedical informatics
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS -- Burke Mamlin, MD, and Paul Biondich, MD, of the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine will be honored...
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Pollution emitted near equator has biggest impact on global ozone
Credit: Jonathan Gardiner, UNC-Chapel Hill Since the 1980s, air pollution has increased worldwide, but it has increased at a much faster pace in regions close...
Most mammals have a greater life expectancy in zoos
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Boreal conifer forests are sources of biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions into the atmosphere. Global warming exposes boreal trees to biotic stress caused by...
Patagonian fossil leaves reveal rapid recovery from dinosaur extinction event
Credit: Peter Wilf, Penn State Ancient feeding marks from hungry insects in South American leaf fossils are shedding new light on the mass extinction that...
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