Experimental Drug Reduces Risk of Death From Blood Vessel Rupture in Mice
Nanoparticles (red) are taken up by immune cells (green with blue nuclei). Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown that an experimental nanoparticle-based drug therapy protects mice from sudden death due to...
9-Aug-2022 6:05 PM EDT
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‘Simple yet powerful’: Seeing cell secretion like never before
Washington University in St. Louis researchers have developed a novel method for visualizing the proteins secreted by cells with stunning resolution, making it the James Webb version for visualizing single cell protein secretion.
5-Aug-2022 12:55 PM EDT
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One Researcher’s Artifact Is Another’s Result
What is an artifact, anyways? Who gets to decide? An anthropologist and a philosopher dig into the meaning of data artifacts in scientific research.
4-Aug-2022 3:05 PM EDT
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Pairing imaging, AI may improve colon cancer screening, diagnosis
A research team from the lab of Quing Zhu, the Edwin H. Murty Professor of Engineering in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has combined optical coherence...
4-Aug-2022 5:05 AM EDT
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Seedy, not sweet: Ancient melon genome from Libya yields surprising insights into watermelon relative
Biologists investigated the oldest known seeds from a watermelon relative, dating back 6,000 years. The researchers shared two new genomes of ancient seeds and described how Neolithic humans in Libya likely used the seeds, not the bitter flesh, from...
1-Aug-2022 6:05 AM EDT
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NSF grant to help Zhang lab build better muscle with synthetic biology
Researchers at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a synthetic chemistry approach to polymerize proteins inside of engineered microbes.
29-Jul-2022 12:25 PM EDT
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The Birds and the Bees — and the Temperature Gauge
Animals will often put their lives on the line for reproduction, even if it comes at the cost of being the wrong temperature. Thermal biology co-adapts with the traits favored by sexual selection, including things like courtship displays, ornamental...
21-Jul-2022 6:05 AM EDT
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NSF Funds Training Program to Boost Regional Quantum Workforce
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $3 million in a new graduate student training program for aspiring scientists and educators who want to explore careers in quantum science at St. Louis-area research laboratories, private companies...
20-Jul-2022 6:05 AM EDT
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WashU Expert: New insights on melon use, origins on National Watermelon Day
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Sentience is beside the point when it comes to AI & ethics
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