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Panvigilance — a strategy to integrate biomarkers in clinical trials to enhance drug safety
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Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 2019
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Women dominate ob/gyn field but make less money than male counterparts
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Edible antibodies to treat and prevent gastrointestinal disorders
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SwRI granted $3.5 million in awards from US Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office
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Tiger geckos in Vietnam could be the next species sold into extinction, shows a new survey
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Complex artefacts don’t prove brilliance of our ancestors
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New ‘blue-green’ solution for recycling world’s batteries
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