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27-Oct-2014 12:00 PM EDT
Compensation and Punishment: “Justice” Depends on Whether or Not We’re a Victim
New York University

We’re more likely to punish wrongdoing as a third party to a non-violent offense than when we’re victimized by it, according to a new study by New York University psychology researchers. The findings may offer insights into how juries differ from plaintiffs in seeking to restore justice.

26-Oct-2014 6:00 AM EDT
How Cells Know Which Way to Go
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Amoebas aren’t the only cells that crawl: Movement is crucial to development, wound healing and immune response in animals, not to mention cancer metastasis. In two new studies from Johns Hopkins, researchers answer long-standing questions about how complex cells sense the chemical trails that show them where to go — and the role of cells’ internal “skeleton” in responding to those cues.

23-Oct-2014 3:00 PM EDT
Georgia State Astronomers Image the Exploding Fireball Stage of a Nova
Georgia State University

Astronomers at Georgia State University’s Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) have observed the expanding thermonuclear fireball from a nova that erupted last year in the constellation Delphinus with unprecedented clarity.

Released: 22-Oct-2014 3:00 PM EDT
Fast Modeling of Cancer Mutations
Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT

Using CRISPR, researchers at MIT's Koch Institute have developed a new approach to rapidly model the effects of tumor cells’ genetic mutations in mice.



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