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New food guide will save Canadians money but few are following it, study finds
(University of Guelph) New research surveys Canadians' perception of the new Canada Food Guide and finds it can save households money -- if followed.
BPS and Rep. Bill Foster host Dr. Jennifer Doudna for CRISPR-101 Briefing
(Biophysical Society) On March 13 the Biophysical Society (BPS) and Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL-11) hosted Dr. Jennifer Doudna for a CRISPR-101 Congressional Briefing. The briefing took place from 10:30 to 11:30am in the Rayburn House Office Buildi...
UTA project to show how farmers, ranchers can make food transportation more efficient
(University of Texas at Arlington) Caroline Krejci, an assistant professor in the Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington, will use a $299,310 grant from the Southern Sustainable Agricultur...
First Peruvian recipient of mining organization's 'Outstanding Young Professional' award
(University of Arizona College of Engineering) Rosa Maria Rojas went from resenting the mining industry as a teenager (her parents moved her to a small town in the middle of high school for their jobs in the industry) to excelling in positions at BHP...
Despite Similarities, Are the 2 Recent 737 Max 8 Crashes a Coincidence?
Former Boeing engineer Peter Lemme weighs in on the second 737 Max 8 accident in five months-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Science Couple Phages Out Superbug
Medical researcher Stephanie Strathdee needed to save the life of her husband, researcher Tom Patterson, when he contracted one of the world's worst infections. She turned to phage therapy: using a...-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Looking back and forward: A decadelong quest for a transformative transistor
(American Institute of Physics) Transistors have been miniaturized for the past 50 years, but we've reached the point where they can't continue to be scaled any further. In Applied Physics Letters, researchers review negative capacitance fi...
Infants' advances in speech processing play role in language-cognition link
(Northwestern University) A new Northwestern University study provides the first evidence that infants' increasingly precise perceptual tuning to the sounds of their native language sets constraints on the range of human languages they will link...
Columbia Team develops treatments for depression
(Data Science Institute at Columbia) Depression is a debilitating illness that affects more than 350 million people. About half of the people who take antidepressants, however, do not respond to the treatment. This team is thus trying to understand t...
School of Advanced Science will discuss the importance of atmospheric aerosols
(Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) Young researchers and graduates from any country have until March 24 to apply for the event, which will be held at the University of São Paulo with FAPESP's support.