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Course explores new field at intersection of genomics…

[caption id="attachment_12966" align="alignright" width="404"] Jason Fletcher, a professor in the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the Department of Sociology at UW–Madison, asks how to address social issues in the age of genomics by…

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The Sun, 21 August 2017

[caption id="attachment_12963" align="alignnone" width="700"] Credit: SOHO (ESA & NASA); Proba-2: ESA/Royal Observatory of Belgium[/caption] While observers in North America will enjoy views of a total solar eclipse later today as the Moon slips between Earth and the…

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Artificial womb raises hope for premature babies

Researchers hope an artificial womb used to incubate healthy baby lambs can be used in future technology for premature babies. [caption id="attachment_12959" align="alignnone" width="1024"] EVE – The artificial womb.Credit : Women and Infants Research Foundation[/caption]…

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Hot spot at Hawaii? Not so fast

Rice University scientists' model shows global mantle plumes don't move as quickly as thought [caption id="attachment_12954" align="alignnone" width="789"] (Credit: Illustration by Chengzu Wang/Rice University)[/caption] HOUSTON – Through analysis of volcanic tracks, Rice University geophysicists have…