In another major reversal, the Supreme Court forbids the use of race as an admissions factor at colleges and universities.
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Researchers take first-ever cryo-EM images of nitrogenase in action
July 29, 2022By
Previously, it has been impossible to capture the high-resolution images of nitrogenase, the only enzyme capable of reducing nitrogen into ammonia, during catalytic action. Now researchers report near-atomic-resolution snapshots of nitrogenase during catalysis using cryogenic electron microscopy.
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Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts
April 19, 2022By
Environmental scientists have published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the world’s coral reefs — the ‘canaries in the coal mine’ of climate change.
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Endocrine Society applauds House for taking action to address insulin affordability
March 31, 2022By
The Endocrine Society applauds the House of Representatives for hearing our call to improve insulin affordability for people with diabetes as it prepares to vote on the Affordable Insulin Now Act this week.
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UN Security Council adjourns without action after US, Russia spar over Ukraine
January 31, 2022By
The U.N. Security Council on Monday adjourned without action after the U.S. and Russia sparred over Ukraine.
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Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Hosting Panel Discussion on Gun Violence and Community Calls to Action
September 21, 2021By
On Wednesday, September 22, the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy is hosting a virtual panel discussion about the gun violence epidemic in the U.S. and specific calls to action state policymakers can take to address the issue.
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Peginterferon-lambda shows strong antiviral action to accelerate clearance of COVID-19
February 6, 2021By
A clinical study led by Dr. Jordan Feld, a liver specialist at Toronto Centre for Liver Disease, University Health Network (UHN), showed an experimental antiviral drug can significantly speed up recovery for COVID-19 outpatients – patients who do not need to be hospitalized. This could become an important intervention to treat infected patients and help curb community spread, while COVID-19 vaccines are rolled out this year.
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New starfish-like fossil reveals evolution in action
January 21, 2021By
Researchers have discovered a fossil of the earliest starfish-like animal, which helps us understand the origins of the nimble-armed creature.
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Plastic flow into ocean expected to triple by 2040, action could stem tide more than 80%
July 24, 2020By
A new analysis finds that without immediate and sustained action, the annual flow of plastic into the ocean could nearly triple by 2040. The study also identifies solutions that could cut this volume by more than 80% using technologies available today, if key decision-makers make system-wide changes.
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