Experimental treatment subdues Type 1 diabetes in laboratory mice
The therapeutic agent converts cells that normally control glucose production into ones that generate insulin.
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Perseverance Rover’s journey to Mars
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U alum Thomas Stucky, a KBRwyle engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center, talked about NASA’s mission to search for life on Mars—and prepare for future human explorers.
Read MoreExploring the science of sea ice
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U mathematician Ken Golden takes to the ice in a Frontiers of Science lecture.
Read MoreHow outdoor pollution affects indoor air quality
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Wildfire and firework smoke are more impactful to indoor air than inversions.
Read MoreScientists and artists inspire curiosity and STEM learning for kids in custody
Scientists and artists find high levels of engagement and interest in connecting youth in custody to the scientific method and the natural world.
Read MoreEmbracing grace, grief and humor at Sundance
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The New Narratives panel hosted filmmakers and activists discussing the power of science and storytelling to influence new approaches to mental illness.
Read MoreAsymptomatic testing available now
All U staff, students and faculty can take weekly accurate saliva tests without exhibiting symptoms, run by the Health Sciences Center Sequencing Core lab.
Read MoreYes, allergy seasons are getting worse. Blame climate change.
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If you live with seasonal allergies and feel like the pollen seasons feel longer and longer every year, you may be right.
Read MoreAutomatic trail cameras keep wildlife research going during pandemic
Researchers share how trail cameras enabled science to continue even without fieldwork
Read MorePartners in Crime: Genetic collaborators in a rare disease
Collaborator genes may influence severity of a rare disease, NGLY1 deficiency.
Read MoreMysterious magnetic fossils offer past climate clues
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New method preserves these rare samples for scientific analysis
Read MoreRediscovery of the ‘extinct’ Pinatubo volcano mouse
In 1991, a volcano in the Philippines had the second-most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century. Its effects were devastating—but a mouse feared to have gone extinct survived.
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