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CRISPRainbow Allows to Tag Seven Genomic Loci Simultaneously

Researchers from University of Massachusetts Medical School have developed a new technique to simultaneously track up to seven genomic locations in live cells. The CRISPRainbow system...

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New Method to Extend the Lifetime of Implanted Devices

Researchers from Harvard University have developed a biochemical mechanism to extend the time that an implanted medical device can remain functional and not trigger an...

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academic career pathways

Review: The Surplus of Postdocs

An alarming number of postdocs are facing trouble in finding stable positions in academia and industry. Although this problem isn’t something new and has been...

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Cas9 mediated gene editing

HIV Beats CRISPR in First Round, HIV 1 | CRISPR 0

Scientists have come to the surprising realization of HIV’s immense ability to evolve resistance to drugs and now even gene editing using CRISPR. Researchers at...

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Sci-Hub Founder Fighting to Keep Pirated Repository of Academic Papers Alive

The founder of Sci-Hub is fighting an uphill battle against publishing giants like Elsevier to keep the pirate website running over a recent temporary injunction...

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First Visualization of Cancer Spread from its Origin

Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital have visually followed the emergence and spread of cancer form its first cell to other parts of an animal. The...

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Stellarator

The Wendelstein 7-X Fusion Device Produces its First Hydrogen Plasma

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) have obtained hydrogen plasma at the Wendelstein 7-X fusion device, the world’s largest of the stellarator type....

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running

Smartphone Fitness Apps Are Inaccurate and Unreliable

Researchers from the University of Toronto have evaluated several free fitness apps and found an unacceptable error percentage when compared to a pedometer. The authors recommend caution...

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