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Sneaking Spies into a Cell’s Nucleus
Sep 28, 2010
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University bioengineers have not only figured out a way to sneak molecular spies through the walls of individual cells, they can now slip them into the command center -- or nucleus -- of those cells, where they can report back...
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Genetic Switch Underlies Noisy Cell Division
Sep 23, 2010
DURHAM, N.C. – While scientists have spent the past 40 years describing the intricate series of events that occur when one mammalian cell divides into two, they still haven’t agreed on how the process begins. 
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New Architectures of Nano-Brushes Developed
Aug 24, 2010
Just as cilia lining the lungs help keep passages clear by moving particles along the tips of the tiny hair-structures, man-made miniscule bristles known as nano-brushes can help reduce friction along surfaces at the molecular level, among other...
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Popping Bubbles Power Cellular Drill
Aug 19, 2010
DURHAM, N.C. – The same process that crumbles kidney stones and pits ship propeller blades may hold the key to successfully injecting drugs directly into individual cells without harming them. A new technique that harnesses the power of mighty...
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Dynamic Student to Dynamicist
Aug 17, 2010
Having a father as a welder and farmer as well as several uncles in construction as superintendents, contractors, brick masons and carpenters, math and science were made practical to Howard Conyers. Even as a small child who didn’t know what an...
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Surviving a Train Wreck: One Man’s Story

Aug 11, 2010
David Needham is a survivor.  After the train accident at Mebane, North Carolina earlier this year, he was the one “seriously injured” passenger we locals heard about on the news. The one sent to the local UNC hospital.

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