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Biology Student Receives Churchill Scholarship To Study in England
Judy Savitskaya, a computational biology major and Science and Humanities Scholar, is one of 14 students nationwide to receive a 2012 Churchill Scholarship, which funds a year of postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge in England. The Churchill Scholarships are one of the most prestigious awards for studying abroad in the United Kingdom.
Study Reveals Potential Of Manganese in Neutralizing Shiga Toxin
Findings Could Provide Basis for First Treatment for Shiga Toxin Infection
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have discovered that an element commonly found in nature might provide a way to neutralize the potentially lethal effects of a compound known as Shiga toxin. New results published in the Jan. 20 issue of Science by Carnegie Mellon biologists Adam Linstedt and Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay show that manganese completely protects against Shiga toxicosis in animal models.
Researchers Begin to Read Largest Map of the Universe
A international group of researchers led by Shirley Ho have analyzed a trillion pixel map of the universe to create the most accurate calculation of the power spectrum of the universe over the past 6 billion years.
