Month: November 2017
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Happy Thanksgiving 2017
23 November 2017. Today is our Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S., a day of family gatherings, feasting, football, and in New York, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. We have our own tradition here at Science & Enterprise, Arlo Guthrie’s singing of Alice’s Restaurant, a story about Thanksgiving and a whole lot more. The video is…
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Will We Live To See Mars Colonized?
Humanity has overcome some pretty steep odds in the past, so who knows. Is colonizing Mars actually viable?
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Rapid DNA, RNA Capture Technique Devised
Researchers in Australia developed a simple and inexpensive dipstick technique that captures and purifies specimen samples for genetic analysis in about 30 seconds.
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Genome Editing Enhances CAR T-Cells to Fight Cancer
A process using genome editing is shown to bolster cancer-fighting properties of T-cells from the immune system already modified to attack cancer cells.
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Simple Blood Test System Detects Brain Injuries
An engineering team at Purdue University designed a system that detects indicators of traumatic brain injuries in lab tests with one or two drops of blood.
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Biotech, Cancer Center Partner on T-Cell Research
A developer of cancer diagnostics and treatments is collaborating with Moffitt Cancer Center to advance therapies for ovarian cancer with T-cells from the immune system.
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Bayer Acquiring Therapeutic Peptides in $1.1B+ Deal
Bayer AG, the global drug maker and agricultural chemical company, is partnering with a Japanese biologics enterprise to discover a series of peptides for therapies.
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Infographic – America’s Immigration Advantages
Trade Vistas, a project of the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., compiled a chart outlining the benefits to the U.S. from immigration.
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Process Devised for Continuous Stem Cell Production
Researchers in the U.K. developed a process for closed-loop continuous production and collection of large quantities of stem cells for therapies.
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Thin, Flexible, Lower-Cost Motion Sensors Developed
Engineers in the U.S. and France created and tested motion-detecting sensors more flexible and thinner than today’s sensors, and made with a low-cost process.