Beverly Avery

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  Reflections from CSW63: Reducing Child Marriages

  The theme for the 63rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) conference this...

  Beverly Avery March 26, 2019
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  Adjustable Brain Cells

  Neurons in the adult mouse brain can shape the features and physiologies of nearby astroglial cells, according...

  Beverly Avery April 25, 2017
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  Illustrating #FieldworkFails

  Last August, the hashtag #FieldworkFail set Twitter abuzz with tales of scientists’ mishaps in the field—from accidentally...

  Beverly Avery April 25, 2017
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  Pros and Cons of Redshirting: Understanding the What and Why

  Because of the late birth date (late August or early September), if the admission process is carried...

  Beverly Avery April 24, 2017
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  Opinion: GMOs Are Not “Frankenfoods”

  Two centuries ago, during the dreary and bleak Mount Tambora volcanic winter of 1816, Mary Shelly began...

  Beverly Avery April 24, 2017
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  Deep-Sea Viruses Destroy Archaea

  In the microbial populations of deep-sea sediments, archaea suffer viral infections about twice as often as bacteria,...

  Beverly Avery April 24, 2017
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  Unique Antibodies Open Path Toward New HIV Vaccines

  Thanks to its diversity and tendency to mutate, HIV is a notoriously problematic vaccine target. Researchers have...

  Beverly Avery March 31, 2017
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  Anti-Flavivirus Antibodies Enhance Zika Infection in Mice

  A more-severe dengue virus infection can occur in an individual previously exposed to a different dengue virus...

  Beverly Avery March 31, 2017
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  It’s Freakish to Know How Eutrophication Affects the Environment

  Did You Know In 1976, hypoxia caused by eutrophication caused severe damage to the ecology of the...

  Beverly Avery March 31, 2017
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  Dangers of Eating During Sleep Time

  When fed during the day, mice, typically nocturnal animals, are less likely to explore novel objects and...

  Beverly Avery March 31, 2017