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Human and soil bacteria swap antibiotic-resistance genes
Audio available Michael C. Purdy Graduate student Kevin Forsberg and colleagues found evidence that soil bacteria and disease-causing bacteria recently have shared antibiotic resistance genes. Soil...
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WUSTL grads play key roles in NASA rover missions to Mars
Is it curiosity that drives the graduates of Washington University in St. Louis, or is it the graduates of Washington University who drive Curiosity? Take a close look at the roster of research...
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Entrepreneurship competitions launch Sept. 6
The Skandalaris Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at Washington University in St. Louis will kick off its two business plan competitions at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. Combined, the Olin Cup and...
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Wang receives $3.8 million NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
Lihong Wang, PhD, has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Pioneer Award to explore novel imaging techniques using light that promise significant improvements in biomedical imaging...
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Study in mice suggests sleep problems may be early sign of Alzheimer's
Audio available Sleep disruptions may be among the earliest indicators of Alzheimer’s disease, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report Sept. 5 in Science...
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Protein critical to gut lining repair
Hiroyuki MiyoshiScientists have identified a protein that is critical to repairing glands in the intestine's inner lining. The glands appear as dark green spots above and are rebuilt every two to four...
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Financial regulatory systems fragmented and unprepared for next crisis, says...
The “No More ‘Too Big to Fail’” rallying cry is unrealistic, says Cheryl Block, JD, federal taxation, budget and bailout expert and professor of law at Washington University in St. Louis. “When the...
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Large lung cancer study shows potential for more targeted therapies
A nationwide consortium of scientists has reported the first comprehensive genetic analysis of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, a common type of lung cancer responsible for about 400,000 deaths...
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Innovative imaging center awarded $7.1 million
James R. Johnson, PhDWith a $7.1 million grant, scientists at Washington University’s Molecular Imaging Center are studying cancer and other disorders by monitoring the activity of cells and proteins...
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New photo ID laws may impact key elections, hurt minority voter turnout
RogowskiElection turnout among young people of color, including African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans, may drop by nearly 700,000 voters in states with new photo ID laws, a decline...
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Using cognitive science to improve STEM teaching is conference focus, Sept....
Developing new and innovative approaches for the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is the primary goal of an interdisciplinary conference to be held Sept. 27-28 at the...
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In lung cancer, smokers have 10 times more genetic damage than never-smokers
Audio available Lung cancer patients with a history of smoking have 10 times more genetic mutations in their tumors than those with the disease who have never smoked, according to a new study from...
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Legal fight over royal vacation photos highlights difference between European...
Britain’s royal family has obtained an injunction against the French magazine Closer to prevent it from publishing topless photographs of the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. “The case would...
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Intrinsically disordered proteins: A conversation with Rohit Pappu
Joe Angeles/WUSTL Rohit Pappu, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Biological Systems Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis looks at proteins with...
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More than 2 million consumers got to gloat Friday about their shrewdness in procuring an iPhone 5, with its larger screen and 200 additional features through its new operating system. But once the...
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Relationship between employer and employee much more nuanced than law...
Workers pour sweat, blood and even dollars into the firms that employ them, especially in a labor market characterized by employment and retirement insecurity, says Marion Crain, JD, expert on labor...
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Some deadly breast cancers share genetic features with ovarian tumors
Matthew Ellis, MD/PhD, Washington UniversityA comprehensive analysis of breast cancer shows that one of the most deadly subtypes is genetically more similar to ovarian tumors than to other breast...
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Infections of West Nile virus could set U.S. record
This year, infections with West Nile virus are on pace to be one of the worst years yet. Scientists speculate, but cannot yet prove, that the surge in infections may be attributable to warm spring...
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Washington University in St. Louis selected to host Clinton Global Initiative...
Chelsea Clinton announced during the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting in New York on Sept. 25 that Washington University in St. Louis will serve as the host of the Clinton Global Initiative...
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WUSTL named top entrepreneurship school
Washington University in St. Louis has been ranked among the top schools in the nation for entrepreneurship by Entrepreneur magazine’s annual Princeton Review report. The annual survey names the...
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