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Researchers discover molecule’s unusual cell-killing mechanism

March 31, 2020

The surprising transformation of a compound into a cancer killer suggests potential new ways to treat drug-resistant tumors... Read more about Researchers discover molecule’s unusual cell-killing mechanism

Labs donate protective equipment to health care workers

Labs donate protective equipment to health care workers

March 26, 2020

As University facilities have shut down, faculty and staff gathered gear to pass along amid a nationwide shortage... Read more about Labs donate protective equipment to health care workers

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Science for the public good

March 25, 2020

How two Harvard graduate students spent their summer in the Massachusetts State House... Read more about Science for the public good

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Towards an unhackable quantum internet

March 23, 2020

Researchers demonstrate the missing link for a quantum internet... Read more about Towards an unhackable quantum internet

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At graduate Schools, reinvention on the fly

March 20, 2020

Staff, faculty, and students have to adapt to meet demands of coronavirus pandemic... Read more about At graduate Schools, reinvention on the fly

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Scaled-down labs felt ‘this special responsibility’

March 20, 2020

Harvard scientists put research on hold for safety, saw chance to help hospitals with precious gear... Read more about Scaled-down labs felt ‘this special responsibility’

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Two CCB faculty earn competitive MURI awards

February 27, 2020

Kang-Kuen Ni and Daniel Nocera will lead cross-institution teams to develop novel technologies like quantum computers and next-generation diving suits... Read more about Two CCB faculty earn competitive MURI awards

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Grand jeté into an ionic bond

February 27, 2020

How graduate student Frederick Moss choreographs a life in science and art... Read more about Grand jeté into an ionic bond

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The "right" diet

February 18, 2020

Discovery of entirely new class of enzymes could one day lead to bespoke diets, therapeutics... Read more about The "right" diet

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Building better base editors

February 10, 2020

New CRISPR base editors make fewer off-target edits and can access more locations on the genome than earlier versions

... Read more about Building better base editors

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