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Biology Kits for the Next Generation of Scientists

BioBits educational kits bring synthetic and molecular biology experiments into K-12 classrooms.read more

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DFA Students Innovate For and With the Next Generation

The 2018 Leadership Studio brought together more than 100 students from across the country.read more

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Regenerative Bandage Accelerates Healing in Diabetic Wounds

Guillermo Ameer's shape-conforming hydrogel leverages the body’s own healing mechanisms.read more

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Watching Nanomaterials Form in 4D

Nathan Gianneschi's technology lets researchers see dynamic reactions as they happen at the nanoscale.read more

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Northwestern to Establish Quantitative Biology Research Center

Funded by NSF and the Simons Foundation, the center will apply mathematics to understand developmental biology.read more

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