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SDSC Gordon Supercomputer Used to Test Compounds for Uncoupler ActivitiesA

Antibiotic resistance has been called one of the world’s most pressing health problems, with some studies suggesting that, absent major improvements in drug discovery, by 2050 more individuals will die from drug-resistant bacterial infections than cancer. To help stem this nightmare scenario, a team of researchers – with the aid of the  Gordon  supercomputer at the San...
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A U.S. Makeover for STEM Education: What It Means for NSF and the Education Department

Science Insider A proposed restructuring of U.S. federal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs would significantly raise the status of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The proposal would have ED supervise federally funded activities to enhance elementary and secondary...
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