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Teatime becoming an institution at institutes

October 22, 2013

For David Krakauer, a cup of tea has long been as much a part of the research process as beakers, computers and lab benches.

New techniques sharpen climate record found in fossil shells

October 18, 2013

Locked inside the fossil shells of a marine plankton are the secrets of past climate.

Biomanufacturing center takes central role in developing stem-cell therapies

October 17, 2013

Developing a new drug takes enormous amounts of time, money and skill, but the bar is even higher for a promising stem-cell therapy. Many types of cells derived from these ultra-flexible parent cells are moving toward the market, but the very quality that makes stem cells so valuable also makes them a difficult source of therapeutics.