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• Using statistics ethically to combat 'a scientific credibility crisis'

  19-02-2017 22:51
  Can statistics increase the value of science to society?
  
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• Tool for a cleaner Long Island Sound

  19-02-2017 22:51
  Ecologists have pinpointed sources of nitrogen pollution along Long Island Sound, and shows municipalities what they might do to alleviate it.
  
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• Repetitive head injuries may not cause movement problems for former NFL players

  19-02-2017 22:51
  Former NFL players who had repeated head injuries may not have significant problems with motor functions later in life, according to a preliminary study.
  
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• Mapping a path to better oral health

  19-02-2017 22:51
  Dentists aren't the only people who influence how we take care of our teeth; our friends and family play a big role, too.
  
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• Historic detection of gravitational waves

  19-02-2017 22:51
  A scientist who has been involved with nearly every aspect of the development and ultimate success of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), will give a talk about the project's historic detection of gravitational waves.
  
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• Bee decline threatens US crop production

  19-02-2017 22:51
  The first-ever study to map US wild bees suggests they are disappearing in the country's most important farmlands.
  
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• Adaptable model recommends response strategies for Zika, other pandemics

  19-02-2017 22:51
  A new biological-behavioral-operational computer model could help policy makers choose the best intervention strategies to rapidly contain an infectious disease outbreak. The model is based on the dynamics of disease transmission across different environments and social settings, and provides critical information about how to mitigate infection, monitor risk and trace disease during a pandemic.
  
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• SpaceX launches rocket from historic NASA pad in Florida

  19-02-2017 20:20
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A SpaceX Falcon rocket blasted off on Sunday from a Florida launch pad once used to send NASA astronauts to the moon, a step forward for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and his company's goal of ferrying astronauts to the International Space Station.
  
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• Enzymes aid rice plants’ arsenic defenses

  19-02-2017 18:08
  
  Rice plant roots have natural defenses against arsenic.
  
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• 'Harsh conditions' help force shutdown of Sable Island wind project

  19-02-2017 17:48 via cbc.ca
  
  Ottawa has abandoned a wind project on the iconic crescent-shaped sandbar — more than 15 years after it launched the initiative because of the island's harsh conditions and its extreme isolation.
  
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• New imaging technique catches DNA ‘blinking’ on

  19-02-2017 16:39
  
  Dye-free imaging technique zooms in below 10-nanometer threshold, allowing new cellular views.
  
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• SpaceX launches rocket with supplies to International Space Station

  19-02-2017 16:30 via cbc.ca
  
  A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was blasted into space Sunday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, on a mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station.
  
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• Donating body to science 'the last best thing,' says prof

  19-02-2017 13:00 via cbc.ca
  
  Organ donations are up, in Ontario. But 17 medical schools across the country are open to accept your entire body for science including the University of Waterloo, Guelph and McMaster in Hamilton. What happens after you make the decision?
  
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• When screening for disease, risk is as important to consider as benefits, study indicates

  19-02-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Virginia) University of Virginia statistician Karen Kafadar is developing new techniques for understanding the difference between length of diagnosis and length of life regarding cancer screening.
  
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• Stanford researcher to examine unsung hero of science: Assessment

  19-02-2017 06:00
  
  (Stanford's School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences ) Assessment adds enormous value to the scientific landscape, creating foundations for government and society.
  
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• Save the bees? There's an app for that

  19-02-2017 06:00
  
  (University of Vermont) A new mobile app can calculate the crop productivity and pollination benefits of supporting endangered bees.
  
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• LIGO veteran to give talk about gravitational waves

  19-02-2017 06:00
  
  (California Institute of Technology) Caltech's Stan Whitcomb, who has been involved with nearly every aspect of the development and ultimate success of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO), will give a talk about the project's historic detection of gravitational waves on Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time at the American Associate for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting in Boston.
  
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• GBSI reports encouraging progress toward improved research reproducibility by year 2020

  19-02-2017 06:00
  
  (Global Biological Standards Institute) One year after Global Biological Standards Institute issued its Reproducibility2020 challenge and action plan for the biomedical research community, the organization reports encouraging progress toward the goal to significantly improve the quality of preclinical biological research by year 2020. The Report is the first comprehensive review of community-led action and impact to improve life sciences research reproducibility since the issue became more widel
  
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