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Two researchers at the University of Rochester have discovered the chemical that makes naked mole rats cancer-proof.
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Controlling health care costs is crucial for Iowa manufacturers to remain competitive. But a big question for many companies is whether investing in an employee wellness program will cut costs and improve productivity. To help answer that question, a team of Iowa State University researchers is conducting a pilot program with three Iowa manufacturers.
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The University of California, San Diego, and the Open Science Grid (OSG), a multi-disciplinary consortium funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation (NSF), have announced a partnership under which campus researchers will have access to the OSG’s fabric of Distributed High-Throughput Computing capabilities.
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The European Space Agency is set to develop a new Earth-observing satellite that will map and monitor global forests, providing an unprecedented level of detail and understanding to the role forests play in the global carbon cycle and potential climate change.
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TED Talks, the most popular conference and events website in the world with over 1 billion informational videos viewed, provides academics with increased popular exposure but does nothing to boost citations of their work by peers, new research led by Indiana University has found.
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Fish oil supplements may protect the heart in stressful situations, according to a recent research study.
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Over the last 60 years, dairy cattle have been selectively bred to maximise milk production
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Rainin Instrument, North America’s largest pipette service provider, has partnered with American Forests to encourage customers to re-use the padded cardboard boxes it provides for mail-in pipette service. Each time a customer reuses a service return kit, Rainin has arranged for American Forests to plant a tree.
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Will that hybrid vehicle pay for itself and help the environment? That depends on how and where you drive, Carnegie Mellon University researchers report.
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The world’s most powerful microscope, which resides in a specially constructed room at the University of Victoria, has now been fully assembled and tested, and has a lineup of scientists and businesses eager to use it.
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Dr. Shib Mookherjea to discuss LC-MS Methods Validation at 5-Day lecture and hands-on lab course.
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At first glance the beautifully bound 1797 Luigi Cherubini opera Médée looks like an impeccably preserved relic of opera's golden age. However, flip to the final pages of the aria "Du trouble affreux qui me dévore" ("The terrible disorder that consumes me") and you see the problem: Thick smudges of carbon completely black out the closing lines.
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