jane2007 submitted, created time 10 months 1 week (www.nature.com)

A "safe" version of Ebola has been developed by researchers hoping to broaden opportunities to study the deadly virus. But current work on Ebola viruses is conducted in a small number of laboratories rated at biosafety level-4 (BSL-4) — the highest level there is. Are we prepared for many researchers and graduate students to have access to this system?

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Eric wu submitted, created time 11 months 3 days (www.sciencedaily.com)

Researchers here have figured out a way to use a firefly gene to let them see just how effective a new drug combination actually is against some forms of cancer and its serious complication.

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