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Christoffer wears a navy suit over a bright blue and gray checkered shirt. He looks sideways at the camera as he presents MagLev, a thermos-sized tool with white blocks held together with thick screws and a clear

Drug dust

November 12, 2019

New technology could help law enforcement detect smaller amounts of fentanyl with a higher degree of accuracy than any other field-testing tool... Read more about Drug dust

Chemistry students dressed in suits pose for a photo on the steps of the Capitol building in the soft light of morning

Chemists head for the hill

November 8, 2019

In Washington, D.C., chemistry students advocate for green energy, sustainable chemistry, and anti-sexual harassment science legislation... Read more about Chemists head for the hill

Xiaowei Zhuang, in her lab

Xiaowei Zhuang to receive the 2019 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize

October 29, 2019

The award honors women whose work has transformed the field of biomedical science... Read more about Xiaowei Zhuang to receive the 2019 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize

Genome editing with precision

Genome editing with precision

October 21, 2019

Prime editing system offers wide range of versatility in human cells, correcting disease-causing genetic variations... Read more about Genome editing with precision

Professor Roy Gordon

Gordon and Aziz accept the 2019 Eni Award

October 15, 2019

Collaborators designed a new way to store massive amounts of energy... Read more about Gordon and Aziz accept the 2019 Eni Award

Kang-Kuen Ni and John Doyle use lasers to trap ultracold molecules

Tiny tweezers

October 2, 2019

In a first, optical tweezers give Harvard scientists the control to capture ultracold molecules... Read more about Tiny tweezers

Professor Brian Liau

Promising projects

October 2, 2019

16 Harvard scientists receive NIH High-Risk, High-Reward awards

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Radishes, grown with the Nocera group's biofertilizer (right) and without

Ending 'dead zones'

September 25, 2019

How a biofriendly fertilizer could offer a greener way to grow plants

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Neurons cultured on top of an electrode array

Up-close and personal with neuronal networks

September 23, 2019

Nanoelectrodes record thousands of connected mammalian neurons from inside

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Professor Emily Balskus in her lab

Microbe hunter wins Blavatnik Award

September 20, 2019

Balskus uses chemical tools to unravel how gut microbes impact human health and disease... Read more about Microbe hunter wins Blavatnik Award

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