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Experts Call for Federal Government to Increase Breast Cancer Prevention Efforts
The federal government needs to make breast cancer prevention a priority and place funding for prevention at the same level as other types of research, says a new sweeping report.
Lack of Key Enzyme in the Metabolism of Folic Acid Leads to Birth Defects
Scientists discover the clearest mechanistic link yet between folic acid and birth defects, which helps explain why folic acid dietary supplements don't prevent all neural tube defects.
Virus Caught in the Act of Infecting a Cell
The detailed changes in the structure of a virus as it infects an E. coli bacterium have been observed for the first time.
Chemist Al Bard Receives National Medal of Science
Bard is one of 12 eminent researchers who will receive the award at a ceremony in early 2013, announced President Obama on December 21, 2012.
Bumblebees Do Best Where There Is Less Pavement and More Floral Diversity
AUSTIN, Texas — Landscapes with large amounts of paved roads and impervious construction have lower numbers of ground-nesting bumblebees, which are important native pollinators, a study from The University of Texas at Austin and the University of California, Berkeley shows.
Alcoholic Fly Larvae Need Fix for Learning
Fly larvae fed on alcohol-spiked food for a period of days grow dependent on those spirits for learning.
Health Information Exchange Laboratory Launches
University formally launches its Health Information Exchange (HIE) laboratory this week. This laboratory simulates the national, state and local networks that are being developed to electronically exchange medical data.Three Faculty Members Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Faculty chosen for their scientifically distinguished efforts to advance science and its applications.
Team of Computer Science Students Claim Victory at Supercomputing Challenge
Students won the seventh annual Student Cluster Competition (SCC) this year at the Supercomputing ’12 (SC12) conference in Salt Lake City. SC12 is the seminal international conference for high-performance computing.
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