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11 Jan 2020
The Radcliffe Wave discovery was made possible by #opendata champions and exploration missions including
@ESAGaia. The authors have made the data and informaton accessible through a dedicated site: sites.google.com/cfa.harvard…
10 Jan 2020
At 9,000 light years long and 400 light years wide, the Radcliffe Wave is the largest gaseous structure ever observed in the Milky Way hrvd.me/wave9t
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1 Aug 2019
New findings indicate a need for combination therapies to treat glioblastoma that target all four tumor states at once hvrd.me/IECx30pfDgu
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7 Jun 2019
Neal Baer wants med students to think beyond disease to the social determinants of health. "We can’t just wait for the patient to come in. We have to be advocates outside the clinic, to be storytellers through whatever conduit we’re comfortable with, whether that's TV or op eds."
7 Jun 2019
In this podcast, award-winning producer and program co-director @NealBaer discusses how storytelling is central to being both a writer and a doctor hvrd.me/qXgJ30oU3Se
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7 Jun 2019
This study gives an incredibly detailed snapshot of the microbiome in people with IBD. That will help researchers figure out how things go wrong in the gut microbiome, and how we can be better stewards of our multitudinous lifelong companions.
7 Jun 2019
Recent findings show how inflammatory bowel disease disrupts the microbiome hrvd.me/ibd4482t
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6 Jun 2019
Love this roundup of cool inventions from the @wyssinstitute for land, sea, air, and the built environment (hi, ROMU!) wyss.harvard.edu/saving-the-…
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6 Jun 2019
Are probiotics a miracle cure? What's up with the gut-brain connection? Vayu Maini Rekdal and Cary Allen-Blevins, two PhD students at GSAS, talk food, microbes, and health on the Proof podcast from @TestKitchen!
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@NOFOKitchen @Curiouser_CRAB
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6 Jun 2019
“When you take stem cells out of the body, you take them out of the very complex environment that nourishes and sustains them, and they kind of go into shock." Read how Amy Wagers and her colleagues got around that problem, editing stem cells right where they live.
5 Jun 2019
The findings have major implications for biotechnology research and the development of therapeutics for genetic diseases hrvd.me/genes8560t
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29 May 2019
What does a memory look like as it forms? The answer may be within reach, thanks to research led by Harvard scientists @AdamEzraCohen and @YoavAdam.
29 May 2019
For decades, scientists have been searching for a way to observe neurons firing in real time. Now, Harvard researchers Adam Cohen and Yoav Adam have done it with mice. hrvd.me/neuroscience0032t
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To celebrate #HarvardChan19 we want to share some of the stories about our remarkable graduates. The Class of 2019 comes from 55 countries and 37 states, all bound by a single goal: to improve health. Learn about their work in the thread below! #Harvard19
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19 May 2019
Eat your vegetables! Research from @harvardmed has linked a compound found in cruciferous vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts to one of the body’s most potent cancer-fighting genes. hrvd.me/cancer8845t
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19 May 2019
Millions of Americans suffer from celiac disease. Now, researchers have created a 3D “mini-gut” to study the body's autoimmune response to gluten. hvrd.me/vasl30oK7KT
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21 May 2019
The human microbiome has a huge effect on health & disease. Studying direct interactions between the microbiome & intestinal tissue in vitro has been challenging. Wyss researchers developed a solution using #OrganChip microfluidic culture technology. bit.ly/30B1eWU
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3 May 2019
What does it mean to have a "healthy gut?" Is it worth drinking kombucha or taking probiotics? What about that gut-brain connection? Listen to 2 PhD students break it all down on this week's Veritalk podcast ep: buff.ly/2Vbc32V #guthealth #microbiome
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20 May 2019
Listen to Founding Director Don Ingber on @NakedScientists , a program on BBC Radio, as he discusses how to study the #microbiome using #organchips. @BBCSounds
19 May 2019
Hear how Don Ingber from @Harvard @wyssinstitute has found a way to reproduce the microbiome - the trillions of microbes in our bodies - in the lab.
#science #ScienceTwitter #ScienceIsForEveryone Read more here: buff.ly/2VzK9ZC Tune in here: buff.ly/2WepbE8
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16 May 2019
This super-high-resolution DNA-PAINT microscope uses programmable DNA probes to produce ultrasharp molecular and cellular images that were previously unattainable. bit.ly/2W6cGdD #InternationalDayofLight
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17 May 2019
These nanometer-sized drug delivery vehicles can simultaneously deliver multiple drugs in mice more efficiently that current methods: buff.ly/30q8rcz @PNASNews @NIH @NSF
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17 May 2019
“What we have here are two basic components of biology: one is the genetic code and the other is cells as the units of life. If you marry the two, it gives a power of manipulation and control that is truly unprecedented.” —HSCI’s Doug Melton nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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Dakota McCoy's work has our (and others!) spidey sense tingling! We just had to take a closer look at the amazing #maratus #spider . The Maratus spider #genus is often called #peacockspiders because of the males'… instagram.com/p/BxkSYnAnJ6x/…
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8 May 2019
A new study led by HSCI’s Doug Melton improves the process of making insulin-producing cells in the lab, significantly increasing the yield. Researchers can use this to refine cell therapy for patients with type 1 #diabetes. hsci.harvard.edu/news/advanc…
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13 May 2019
Register for DayCon - a free, daylong science conference for one and all! Graduate student scientists will give talks and live demos on the science of color, music therapy, synesthesia, and more! Presented by @SITNBoston buff.ly/2VlgbbO
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