Nobel laureate Steven Chu to be honored at UMass Lowell
Nobel laureate Steven Chu will receive an honorary degree from University of Massachusetts Lowell this week.
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The pleasures and perils of protein: Fruit fly study reveals new clues to appetite, aging
If you're a human who's really hungry, a handful of nuts, a piece of cheese or a nice juicy steak may really hit the spot. If you're a fruit fly, a nibble of yeast will do the trick.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 8, 2016
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High-tech devices take cheating to new level in Thai schools
Glasses with embedded cameras and smartwatches with stored information seem like regular spy equipment for the likes of James Bond, but for three students applying to medical school in Thailand, they were high-technology ...
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May 11, 2016
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Researchers develop magnifying smartphone screen app for visually impaired
Researchers from the Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School have developed a smartphone application that projects a magnified smartphone screen to Google Glass, which users can ...
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Apr 22, 2016
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In a first, US university to send students to Cuban hospitals
With long strained US-Cuban relations on the mend, Michigan State University has become the first US school offering medical students routine learning time in Cuban hospitals, MSU announced Wednesday.
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Oct 28, 2015
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US-based Nobel chemistry laureates stunned by honor
The two US-based scientists who shared the Nobel prize in chemistry with a Swedish man for their work on how our cells repair damaged DNA expressed their shock Wednesday over their win.
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Oct 7, 2015
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Multicolored CRISPR/Cas9 labeling system precisely measures distance between chromosomes, genetic elements
A new "app" for finding and mapping chromosomal loci using multicolored versions of CRISPR/Cas9, one of the hottest tools in biomedical research today, has been developed by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 12, 2015
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Activating genes on demand
When it comes to gene expression - the process by which our DNA provides the recipe used to direct the synthesis of proteins and other molecules that we need for development and survival - scientists have so far studied one ...
Biotechnology
Mar 4, 2015
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New views of enzyme structures offer insights into metabolism of cholesterol, other lipids
With the aid of X-ray crystallography, researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed the structures of two closely related enzymes that play essential roles in the body's ability to metabolize excess lipids, including ...
Biochemistry
Mar 2, 2015
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Could gut bacteria that help us digest beer and bread fight disease, too?
Bacteria that have evolved to help us digest the yeast that give beer and bread their bubbles could support the development of new treatments to help people fight off yeast infections and autoimmune diseases such as Crohn's ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 7, 2015
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