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Published on: 28 Jan 2016
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Published on: 26 Jan 2016
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Published on: 25 Jan 2016
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Word-of-mouth recruitment is the most common way to fill jobs, and management scholars have long thought that this practice contributes to job segregation by gender: women tend to reach out to other women in their networks, and men do likewise.
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Published on: 22 Jan 2016
By Vincent C. Allaire
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Human genome editing for both research and therapy is progressing, raising ethical questions among scientists around the world.
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Published on: 21 Jan 2016
By Cynthia Lee
Some drug regimens, such as those designed to eliminate tumors, are notorious for nasty side effects. Unwanted symptoms are often the result of medicine going where it鈥檚 not needed and harming healthy cells. To minimize this risk, researchers in Quebec have developed nanoparticles that only release a drug when exposed to near-infrared light, which doctors could beam onto a specific site. Their report appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
Published on: 20 Jan 2016
"Mr.聽Davidson, who died on Dec. 24 at 65, used sophisticated microscopes to create stunning, psychedelic images of crystallized substances like DNA and hormones, and he contributed to聽Nobel Prize-honored research about the inner workings of cells. His images were on the covers of scientific journals and, as unlikely as it might seem, on neckwear" states the NY Times.
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Published on: 20 Jan 2016
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Published on: 20 Jan 2016
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Published on: 19 Jan 2016
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Published on: 18 Jan 2016
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Published on: 13 Jan 2016
The 9I制作厂免费 Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) has announced that Andrew Potter, Editor of the Ottawa Citizen, has been appointed to the position of Director of the Institute for a three-year term effective August 2016.
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Published on: 12 Jan 2016
Gold nanoparticles have unusual optical, electronic and chemical properties, which scientists are seeking to put to use in a range of new technologies, from nanoelectronics to cancer treatments.
Published on: 7 Jan 2016
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Published on: 6 Jan 2016
Drought and extreme heat events slashed cereal harvests in recent decades by 9% to 10% on average in affected countries 鈥� and the impact of these weather disasters was greatest in the developed nations of North America, Europe and Australasia, according to a new study led by researchers from 9I制作厂免费 and the University of British Columbia.
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Published on: 6 Jan 2016
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