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BWF President John Burris to Chair Cancer Risk Committee

Feb 03, 2011
A National Research Council committee headed by Burroughs Wellcome Fund President Dr. John Burris has been provisionally appointed under the auspices ...

by Russ Campbell

Star performer in basic biology labs diagnosed with first virus

Jan 25, 2011
A workhorse of modern biology is sick, and scientists couldn't be happier. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the J...

by Russ Campbell

Taking mating cues from many sources, pathogen adapts to thrive and infect

Jan 24, 2011
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- The success of a fungal pathogen in becoming a persistent and opportunistic source of infection in human beings...

by Russ Campbell

Viral protein mimic keeps immune system quiet

Jan 20, 2011
In a new paper published Jan. 21 in the journal Science, a team of researchers led by Microbiology and Immunology professor Blossom Damania, PhD, has...

by Russ Campbell

Global view of blood cell development reveals new and complex circuitry

Jan 20, 2011
A small pool of stem cells replenishes the human body with about 200 billion new blood cells daily. But the elaborate circuitry that determines if a c...

by Russ Campbell

FOCUS In Sound #5: Informal Science Education

Oct 18, 2010
Engaging children in science has been a prime objective of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund since it became an independent, private foundation in 1994. The...

by Russ Campbell

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