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Bear or chipmunk? Engineer finds how brain encodes sounds
When you are out in the woods and hear a cracking sound, your brain needs to process quickly whether the sound is coming from, say, a bear or a chipmunk. In new research published in PLoS Biology, a...
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WashU Spaces: University Libraries Preservation Lab
Photos and video: James Byard/Washington University Have you ever highlighted a passage in a library book? Or spilled soggy cornflakes on its pages? Or “repaired” a torn cover with neon-pink duct...
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How cells detect, mend DNA damage may improve chemotherapy
The busy world inside a cell is directed by its DNA blueprint. When the blueprints are altered, cells can sicken, die or become cancerous. To keep DNA in working order, cells have ways to detect and...
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Pushing the imaging envelope
With support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an engineer at Washington University in St. Louis plans to push the envelope of microscopic imaging to better visualize the molecules involved...
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Can laughing gas help deter suicide?
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/episodes/nitrous-suicide%20story.mp3 Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are studying the use of nitrous oxide — laughing gas — as...
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Art, war and good intentions
Can art be separated from its cultural context? Can one society understand another? And when things go bad, how much are good intentions worth? In “Kiss,” Chilean playwright Guillermo Calderon explores...
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Masters and Johnson to be honored through annual lecture
The legacy of sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson will be revisited in a new annual lecture launched by the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis. The inaugural Masters...
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Chancellor search committee to hold first ‘listening sessions’ on Danforth...
As the search gets underway for the next chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, the search committee is eager to hear feedback from members of the university community. To begin the process...
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Taylor family establishes $10 million scholarship challenge
Barbara and Andrew Taylor’s latest gift for scholarships fortifies Washington University’s ability to make a top-tier education accessible to the most talented students. A $10 million commitment from...
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Research team developing new pediatric neuroimaging technology
A team of scientists at Washington University in St. Louis is developing a new way to look inside the brains of the littlest patients — a technique that will provide precise measurements without...
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Aggressive testing provides no benefit to patients in ER with chest pain
Patients who go to the emergency room (ER) with chest pain often receive unnecessary tests to evaluate whether they are having a heart attack, a practice that provides no clinical benefit and adds...
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‘Reformation/Revolution’ concert Nov. 19
In the fall of 1517, German theologian Martin Luther mailed his “Ninty-Five Theses” to the Archbishop of Mainz — and, legend has it, nailed a copy to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg. Thus...
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Washington University responds to proposed tax legislation
As the nation’s leaders debate the proposed federal legislation known as The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, colleges and universities across the country are responding to a number of provisions that would have...
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Ancient barley took high road to China, changed to summer crop in Tibet
First domesticated 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East, wheat and barley took vastly different routes to China, with barley switching from a winter to both a winter and summer...
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Congressional briefing on human trafficking includes Washington University...
Several Washington University in St. Louis faculty members served as panelists for a congressional briefing titled “Human Trafficking and the Impact on Children and Families” Nov. 14 in Washington. The...
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Cutting NIH budget could cripple drug development
https://biomedradio-media.wustl.edu/episodes/NIH%20cuts%20.mp3 A proposal to slash funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) could severely impair the development of new, life-saving drugs,...
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All Black Friday deals are not created equal
Spend $200 on a great Christmas gift at the big box store and get a $50 gift card. Sounds like a great offer. It may, in fact, entice you to spend more than you normally would, warned a marketing...
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Water world
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have traced the paths of three water channels in an ancient photosynthetic organism to provide the first comprehensive, experimental study of how that...
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Camille Borders, Jasmine Brown named Rhodes Scholars
Jasmine Brown (left) and Camille Borders, both seniors at Washington University, have been named 2018 Rhodes Scholars. (Photo: Joe Angeles/Washington University) Washington University in St. Louis...
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Search begins for new Skandalaris Center director
Washington University in St. Louis is beginning a search for the next director of its Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a position that will be vacated when...
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