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Mirror life
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Synthetic mirror-image bacteria could be a boon to drug development—but could also interact with the environment in unpredictable and potentially dangerous ways.
Read MoreLoss of urban trees affects education outcomes
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The study highlights how ecosystem degradation disproportionately impacts disadvantaged communities.
Read MoreBob Carter named senior vice president for health sciences
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Carter will manage both the academic and research enterprises at U of U Health, with its nearly $500 million research portfolio across five schools and colleges and a health sciences library.
Read MoreDiscovery of gene linked to high-altitude adaptation may transform blood cancer care
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The indigenous Aymara people of the Andes have a gene variant that is associated with better outcomes for various blood diseases.
Read MoreAnti-HIV drug U biochemist helped developed named Breakthrough of the Year
Wesley Sundquist conducted basic research that led to the drug lenacapavir, “a pivotal step toward diminishing HIV/AIDS as a global health crisis”
Read More12 days of dinosaurs
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NHMU’s paleontology team hand-picked 12 species for a holiday celebration, leading up to DinoFest 2025: Underwater Worlds on Jan. 25-26.
Read MoreHow Greenland’s meltwater gets retained in its thawing ice sheet
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The water eventually reaches the sea, but GPS data that tracks the rise and fall of Greenland bedrock reveals a complicated journey.
Read MoreNew gene therapy reverses heart failure in large animal model
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It remains to be seen if it will work for people who have picked up a natural immunity to the virus that carries the therapy.
Read MoreIs ozone pollution harming unborn children?
Interdisciplinary research documents a link between prenatal exposures in Utah and increased risk of intellectual disability.
Read MoreTailocins: The next generation of antibiotics could come from viruses that infect bacteria
Basic science is paving the way for novel solutions to global challenges, like antibiotic resistance.
Read MoreThe enigmatic origins of high energy cosmic rays
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Expansion of Telescope Array in Utah’s West Desert will yield more clues about these mysterious particles that carry far more energy than an Earth-bound accelerator can deliver.
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