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• Robertson Foundation donates $10.2 million for Duke Cell Therapy Center
• Study details machinery of immune protection against inflammatory diseases like colitis
• WPI receives $1.2 million NIST award for pioneering study of wireless body area networks
• Engineers: Weak laser can ignite nanoparticles, with exciting possibilities
• Manufacturing antibodies
• HSBC Climate Partnership yields initial research findings
• Multifunctional polymer neutralizes both biological and chemical weapons
• Stem cells used to model infant birth defect
• ESHRE Annual Meeting, June 27-30 in Rome
• Giant sequoias yield longest fire history from tree rings
• The Institute for Ocean Conservation Science applauds IUCN's reclassifcation of beluga sturgeon
• Moffitt Cancer Center signs licensing agreement with Proteacel, LLC
• Stress during pregnancy may increase offspring's risk of asthma
• Physics press conferences at next week's American Physical Society March Meeting
• DOE Joint Genome Institute 5th Annual Meeting on March 24-26, 2010
• Smithsonian hosts 2010 International CAM Workshop in Panama
• Genetics Society of America's 51st Annual Drosophila Research Conference
• Chemists influence stem-cell development with geometry
• First parasitic nematodes reported in biofuel crops
• Getting turned on
• DNA nanotechnology breakthrough offers promising applications in medicine
• Duke technique is turning proteins into glass
• Modified home video game shows promise for improving hand function in teens with cerebral palsy
• Feeling lonely adds to rate of blood pressure increase in people 50 years old and older
• High levels of mercury found in Cataraqui River: Queen's study

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