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Cancer and other infectious diseases better watch out for DETECTR, a powerful new DNA-targeted diagn

03/06/2018 12:00 AM EST

A diagnostic system called the DNA Endonuclease Targeted CRISPR Trans Reporter, or DETECTR, could make possible quick and easy point-of-care detection of even small amounts of DNA in clinical samples. Using DETECTR, scientists were able to demonstrate accurate detection of the "high-risk" HPV types ...

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Post-Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Study (Image 5)

03/01/2018 12:00 AM EST

A thick layer of weathered oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill blowout floats atop the Gulf of Mexico. A team of researchers, led by David Valentine of the University of California, Santa Barbara, and John Kessler of Texas A&M university, embarked on a research cruise with the mission of ...

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Advanced Technological Education Centers (Image 25)

03/01/2018 12:00 AM EST

Students operate a glass distillation training unit. The Center for the Advancement of Process Technology (CAPT), a National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) center at the College of the Mainland, Texas City, Texas, supports the development of a highly skilled, ...

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