NIST Simulates Fast, Accurate DNA Sequencing Through Graphene Nanopore
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Washington, DC - Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have simulated a new concept for rapid, accurate gene sequencing by pulling a DNA molecule through a tiny, chemically activated hole in graphene an ultrathin sheet of carbon atoms and detecting changes in electrical current.
Food Tank's 2016 Winter Reading List
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Washington, DC - Food Tank is excited to present our 2016 Winter Reading List, a collection of the recent literature on food and farming this winter. Topics cover Asian-American recipes, Senegalese food, references for sustainable farming entrepreneurs and aid workers, books on folklore and food history, as well as scientific research and books devoted to specific ingredients like coffee and food additives. The ingredients, dishes, people, and ideas featured here are the perfect way to satiate your intellectual appetite and inspire your cooking.
Want a job? Study Food and Agriculture
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New York - Many parents and children today worry about both what college costs and whether after spending all that money they will be able to get a good job. In general, college graduates do get jobs after graduation—the unemployment rate for college grads is under 3%—but still families of current and approaching college students are concerned. One easy way to reduce the risk of post-graduate un- or underemployment is to gain skills in a field with a shortage of skilled workers. A great example of what students might study is food and agricultural systems.
Why some people have more difficulty recovering from romantic breakups
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Stanford, California - People carry a heavier burden from rejection when they view it as revealing something about "who they really are" as a person, new Stanford research shows.
Ambassador Shannon's Participation in a Meeting on Foreign Terrorist Fighters
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Washington, DC - Ambassador Thomas Shannon will lead the U.S. delegation at a joint meeting in The Hague of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL and Foreign Terrorist Fighters Working Group of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF). The meeting will focus on measures that are being taken in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2178 to address foreign terrorist fighters and elaborate on the related work plans of the GCTF and the Coalition.
Ripples in galaxy help locate dark-matter satellites of Milky Way
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Berkeley, California - Three bright pulsating stars on the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy could be beacons from an invisible dwarf galaxy that astronomers predicted was there based on its effects on the gas in our galaxy.
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