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Three Duke University sophomores converted small chunks of frozen bird flesh into tubes of purified DNA that was then sent to China for full-genome sequencing. Their work was a part of the Avian Phylogenomics Project, an international scientific effort that compared the whole genomes of 48 bird…
Duke University | People younger than age 40 who have high blood pressure are at increased risk of heart failure, strokes and blood vessel blockages as they age, according to a study in JAMA led by a Duke Health researcher.
University Research | Duke UniversityResearchers at Carnegie Mellon University and DeepMotion Inc., a California company that develops smart avatars, have for the first time developed a physics-based, real-time method for controlling animated characters that can learn dribbling skills from experience.
University Research | Carnegie Mellon UniversityA team of researchers has developed a revolutionary new method of 3D printing battery electrodes that creates a 3D microlattice structure with controlled porosity.
Research to Secure Our Energy Future | Energy Storage/Distribution | Carnegie Mellon UniversityA jagged little protein appears to be key to how cancer stem cells differentiate and enable metastasis, according to researchers at Rice University and the Duke University School of Medicine.
University Research | Rice University | Duke UniversityThe National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) has been awarded a contract to continue efforts with the US Army Corps of Engineers to modernize the mat sinking operations that occur on the Mississippi River.
Community Impact | Carnegie Mellon UniversityGiven a choice between indulgent and healthy foods, your decision may depend on what other foods sit nearby on the grocery shelf, new research suggests.
University Research | Duke UniversityResearchers from Carnegie Mellon University recently found that restaurants are mainly responsible for high concentrations of organic aerosol, a large source of air pollution, within their immediately surrounding areas.
University Research | Carnegie Mellon UniversityA new study of Twitter activity shows that viral videos of seemingly cuddly exotic animals can have a dark side too -- by fueling demand for them as pets.
University Research | Duke UniversityResearchers are examining ways to recycle electric vehicle batteries to help ensure that the influx of lithium-ion batteries doesn't undo the good work of electric vehicles.
Research to Secure Our Energy Future | Energy Storage/Distribution | Carnegie Mellon University