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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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Are You Average, Reserved, Self-Centered, or a Role Model?

Luis Amaral’s comprehensive data analysis finds four types of personalities, dispelling established paradigm.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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