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Addressing global challenges: The role of research universities
mary butkus/WUSTL Photos (2)Representatives and leadership from Washington University and the 28 McDonnell International Scholars Academy institutions came together with policymakers, researchers,...
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Himalayan Viagra fuels caterpillar fungus gold rush
Geoff ChildsYoung people are especially adept at harvesting yartsa gunbu because of their keen eyesight. Overwhelmed by speculators trying to cash-in on a prized medicinal fungus known as Himalayan...
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Improving imaging of cancerous tissues by reversing time
As children, it was fascinating to put flashlights up to our palms to see the light shine through the hand. Washington University in St. Louis engineers are using a similar idea to track movement...
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Seven internationally famous specks of dust
Rolf Wahl Olsen: www.rolfolsenastrophotography.comLooking toward the constellation Ophiuchus, a cloud of interstellar dust reflects the light of a bright star, painting the sky blue. Washington...
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Budding entrepreneurs: Apply now for Bear Cub grants
Robert BostonWashington University’s Bear Cub grant program helps researchers make the challenging leap from bench scientists to budding entrepreneurs. Washington University’s Bear Cub grant program...
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Olin Cup finalists offer innovative solutions, compete for top prize
Looking to turn your smart phone into a wallet? Manage anxiety? Build a better hamstring? There’s an Olin Cup finalist for that.Ten finalists in the 2014 Olin Cup Competition are offering novel...
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Washington University receives new grant to host Amgen Scholars Program
Jenny BrownComing from universities across the country, the 2014 Amgen Scholars at Washington University in St. Louis spent 10 weeks of the summer gaining hands-on experience in laboratory research....
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It's not always the DNA
Hani ZaherThe Zaher lab has found that that oxidative damage to a single base (bold X) on a messenger RNA (the jagged ribbon) can jam the cellular nanomachine (green) that translates the mRNA into...
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Exploring the genomes of mice and men
Robert BostonNew research by Ting Wang, PhD, (left) and graduate student Vasavi Sundaram looked closely at the DNA of the mouse and human to uncover some striking differences in the way their genes are...
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Tibetan cultures settled world’s ‘roof top’ 3,600 years ago, study finds
Xinyi LiuBarley harvest in Zuoni County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.An archaeology dig on the “roof of the world” has yielded evidence that humans figured out much earlier than previously...
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Three WUSTL faculty named AAAS fellows
Three faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society....
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Most American presidents destined to fade from nation’s memory, study suggests
WUSTL Graphic / Sharon Derry American presidents spend their time in office trying to carve out a prominent place in the nation’s collective memory, but most are destined to be forgotten within...
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World’s fastest 2-D camera may enable new scientific discoveries
WangA team of biomedical engineers at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Lihong Wang, PhD, the Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has developed the world’s...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ttv0L1nHZU&list=UUPfV-qAXuXBhtAuKvqkJ0swThe "Into the Vault" series highlights unique items in the Washington University Libraries Special Collections. In this...
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Washington University’s Joseph Jez is one of 15 ‘million dollar professors’
Joe Angeles/WUSTL PhotosNewly designated HHMI professor Joseph Jez in his laboratory working with graduate student in plant biology Ashley Muehler-Sherp. Joseph Jez, PhD, co-director of the plant and...
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Hunting for dark matter in a gold mine
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ANITA III launched over Antarctica
Christian Miki, University of Hawaii-ManoaSuspended from its launch vehicle, ANITA III (the third incarnation of the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna) is a splendidly improbable beast. On Dec. 17,...
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Research opens opportunities to develop targeted drug therapy for cardiac...
CuiIn an orchestra, each instrument plays an important role in creating a beautiful piece of music. If just one instrument falls out of rhythm, a world-class symphony could sound more like a...
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Most-read stories of 2014: In the laboratory
Every day, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis make an impact in the fields of science, engineering and technology. This year, they advanced our understanding of schizophrenia and...
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Most-read stories of 2014: In the field
From the American workplace to the Chinese countryside, Washington University in St. Louis researchers collected and analyzed important data to better understand our ourselves and our world. Among the...
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