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In addition to exporting materials out of the nucleus, the protein, called Exportin-1 (also called Xpo1 or Crm1), seems to play a role in promoting gene transcription, the process that creates RNA replicas of strands of DNA to express genes.

Using seawater, electricity and carbon dioxide (CO2), Northwestern University scientists have developed a new carbon-negative building material. The material holds over half their weight in CO2 to become a carbon sink. It could replace sand in concrete and be used in other construction materials while trapping CO2.

Research from Northwestern University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill focuses on the persuasive power of ordinary citizens, flipping the script on how political persuasion is commonly viewed.

Researchers used community input to design Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) air-quality model experiments. They found the policy would prevent 500 premature deaths and 600 new pediatric asthma cases annually within the greater Chicago area.

Measles Q&A with Northwestern University pediatric infectious disease professor Dr. Ravi Jhaveri.
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans with glaucoma are not receiving the care they need — and a new Northwestern University study suggests that race, income and where patients live play a major role in that gap.

Former Northwestern Baseball letterwinner Dennis LaPidus ’64 has made a major gift to establish the Sidney and Mildred LaPidus Head Baseball Coach position at the University, in memory of his parents. LaPidus was a pitcher for the team.

The excitement of Match Day for graduating medical students from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine begins at 10:15 a.m. (CT) on Friday, March 21. At this annual event, Northwestern students receive the envelopes that reveal where they will train as residents for the next three to seven years.
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Starting a decade ago, astronomers have detected a pulse of radio emission every two hours, coming from the direction of the Big Dipper. After combining observations from multiple telescopes, the team can now reveal the culprit: a binary system with a dead star.

Harnessing moisture from air, Northwestern University chemists have developed a simple new method for breaking down plastic waste.