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Protein protectors of fertility
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The Covid-19 pandemic created a global increase in domestic violence against women.
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Revealing the ecological threats of small-scale fisheries in Thailand
The results show estimated annual catches of 5.6 million rays, 457 thousand sharks, 2.4 thousand sea turtles, 790…
Ageing Bridge Detection through Digital Image Correlation
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MIT’s Koch Institute & Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center receive $20m challenge gift
MIT News– The Commonwealth Foundation for Cancer Research has pledged $20 million to the Bridge Project, a collaborative research program of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC), to accelerate the translation of interdisciplinary cancer solutions toward the clinic.
UW-Madison researcher chosen to lead Ecological Society of America
MADISON – Monica Turner has made a career of studying ecosystem resilience in the face of ecological challenges, from severe forest fires and bark beetle outbreaks in Greater Yellowstone and…
Nepalese among the top winners of 2015 Green Talents Award on tour in Germany
Germany– The Green Talents Award, held under the patronage of the German Research Minister Prof. Johanna Wanka, is providing a platform for the seventh time to young talents to share…
WARF Wins Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Apple Inc.
MADISON, Wis. – After a jury trial in federal court, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) won a jury verdict against Apple Inc. The jury found that Apple infringed a…