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Duke researchers have identified a potential drug candidate against enterovirus 71, a common cause of hand, foot and mouth disease in infants and young children. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

PUBLISHED September 22, 2020 IN Research

New Drug Candidate Found for Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Targeting RNA with small molecules could pave the way for new antivirals

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Why Our Media Silos Are Promoting Political Polarization

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PUBLISHED September 17, 2020 IN Research , Academics

Yuly's diagram of the energy landscape from his paper.

Ph.D. Student Solves 40-year-Old Physics Mystery

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PUBLISHED September 16, 2020 IN Research

This image from a confocal microscope shows four retinal ganglion cells, the cells that send a signal from the retina to the brain. (Marija Rudzite, Duke University)

Real Neurons are Noisy. Can Neural Implants Figure That Out?

The brain has adaptive noise filters that change with conditions, making signals 20 – 100 percent more accurate

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PUBLISHED September 15, 2020 IN Medicine , Research

The brown, black and white Bengalese finch doesn’t rely on colorful signals when choosing a mate. Consequently, when presented with a color-perception test that their colorful cousins ace, they seem to pay more attention to brightness than hue. Stanbalik

PUBLISHED October 28, 2020 IN Research

Dull-Colored Birds Don’t See The World Like Bright Birds Do

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PUBLISHED October 28, 2020 IN Research

Duke Report: Lack of Climate Risk Disclosure Threatens Financial Markets

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PUBLISHED October 28, 2020 IN Medicine, Research

How Bats Carry Viruses Without Getting Sick

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Missy Cummings as a fighter pilot

PUBLISHED October 27, 2020 IN Research

Missy Cummings: Pratt's Autonomous Vehicle Road Warrior

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DNA strip

PUBLISHED October 26, 2020 IN Medicine, Research

Diagnoses of Rare Diseases Enhanced through the Teamwork of National Network

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PUBLISHED October 26, 2020 IN Research

Everything You'd Want to Know About Algorithms, Explained with Legos

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