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Intensive Workshops Examine Energy Technologies, Future of Oil and Gas Reserves

A group of American and European academics working on understanding the future prospects of energy technologies and the role of governments shaping these prospects gathered at Harvard Kennedy School in April. Hosted by Laura Diaz Anadon, director of the Energy Technology Innovation Policy.... Read More…

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Newsmakers

"Belfer Center Newsmakers" highlights members of the Belfer Center community who have been featured recently in the news. Read More…

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Visualizing a genome in disarray

Colorful chromosomes illustrate the need for new computational method by Broad scientists Read More…

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Independent verification of CO2 cuts may be in researchers' grasp

Team from Harvard, the University of Utah, and the National Center for Atmospheric Research used Salt Lake City as a model (Scientific American) Read More…

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The opening moves of HIV

Sequencing viral genomes reveals importance of early events Read More…

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A Sage partnership

Co-developing an automated DNA size selection technology brings Broad researchers, industry together Read More…

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A Supernova Cocoon Breakthrough

Observations with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have provided the first X-ray evidence of a supernova shock wave breaking through a cocoon of gas surrounding the star that exploded. Read More…

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Computer scientist Ryan Adams wins DARPA Young Faculty Award

$300,000 grant will support work on building new computational tools that exploit statistical inference Read More…

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What makes a worm say ‘yuck’

Researchers at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital have uncovered a new way that animals detect pathogens, by detecting disruptions of critical cellular processes. Read More…

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