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Part of the lab at the IRCA-KIK is pictured during the inauguration of the first radiocarbon dating device in Belgium, on April 25, 2013, in Brussels. Radiocarbon dating is a technique that uses the decay of carbon-14 to estimate the age of organic materials up to about 58,000 to 62,000 years. The technique of radiocarbon dating was developed by Willard Libby and his colleagues at the University of Chicago in 1949.
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I am honored and excited to join Quantitative Insights at this important juncture in its history. The QI team is very strong and fully committed to commercializing leading clinical innovations from the University of Chicago labs and clinics to improve breast cancer care.
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Genes and Early Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk
of chromosome 17 determines childhood asthma risk," study author Carole Ober, a professor of human genetics at the University of Chicago, said in a medical center news release. "The combination of genetic predisposition and the child's response to this infection Read more »
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Photos: Iranian artifacts recovered in foreign auctions on display at Tehran exhibit
ruled that a group of people injured by a 1997 bombing in Israel could seize 300 tablets of the group loaned to the University of Chicago and the university cannot protect Iran's ownership rights to the artifacts. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh 5/18/13 from Payvand News of Iran Read more »
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8 Illinois Lottery payout checks bounce
PORTAGE | For most of the baseball season, Bob Dixon has left his home each weekday morning and driven to the University of Chicago Hospital f… CHICAGO | Almost to a man, the Blackhawks were at a loss for words Friday on how to raise their game above the defensively-stifling 5/18/13 from The Times Read more »
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4 injured in Chicago elevator mishap
PORTAGE | For most of the baseball season, Bob Dixon has left his home each weekday morning and driven to the University of Chicago Hospital f… CHICAGO | Almost to a man, the Blackhawks were at a loss for words Friday on how to raise their game above the defensively-stifling from The Times Read more »
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Chicago Walk Now for Autism Speaks Will Take Place at Soldier Field in Chicago This Weekend
to make a significant impact in the Chicagoland area. Autism Speaks science grants have supported research at the University of Chicago, UIC and Northwestern. Local agencies have received Autism Speaks' community grants to expand their work and build capacity. from MarketWire Read more »
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The Place of Catholic Women's Culture
guest post comes from Monica L. Mercado, who is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of History at the University of Chicago. Her dissertation, "Women and the Word: Gender, Print, and Catholic Identity in Nineteenth-Century America," explores the emergence from Religion in American History Read more »
