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Cancer-treatment startup founded by Duke professors raises $70 million from investors
on July 9, 2021 at 3:17 pm
Xilis, a biotech startup founded by Duke University professors, has raised $70 million from investors to fund the development of its experimental cancer treatment technology. The company, founded in ...
Plant-based meat not the same as beef nutritionally: research
on July 8, 2021 at 6:00 pm
NEW medical research shows plant-based meat alternatives are not substitutes for real beef in nutritional terms, despite fact panels on packaging often reading very similar. The work, from Duke ...
Sophistry at Duke in Defense of Masks
on July 8, 2021 at 8:27 am
A baseless conclusion about Covid in schools flows from an elementary error of logic.
Ryan Smith to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021
on July 7, 2021 at 9:00 pm
Ryan Smith to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery conference ...
Duke Researcher from India Enjoys July Fourth Experience
on July 7, 2021 at 4:48 am
Shelly Goomber, a postdoctoral associate in the Duke University School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, came to the United States from India for the first time in 2019 to conduct research in ...

Why Event-Driven And Multi-Billion-Dollar Hedge Funds Are Attracting Most Inflows
on July 9, 2021 at 8:45 am
Record M&A levels during the first five months of the year helped drive outperformance among event-driven hedge funds.
Durham medtech startup Xilis raises $70M; Google Ventures, Duke Angels among backers
on July 8, 2021 at 6:34 am
Xilis, a startup founded by two professors at Duke University focusing on technology to boost precision health and oncology, has landed $70 million in new funding with Google Ventures among the backer ...
Coursera API vulnerabilities disclosed by researchers
on July 8, 2021 at 6:00 am
A set of API vulnerabilities in the Coursera platform has been disclosed by researchers. On Thursday, Checkmarx security researcher Paulo Silva revealed the discovery of multiple security failings in ...
Ryan Smith to present at the 8th Aging Research & Drug Discovery Meeting 2021
on July 7, 2021 at 9:00 pm
Ryan Smith to present new research in the biology of aging at the world's largest aging research for drug discovery conference ...
Resistance (to Science) is Futile
on June 30, 2021 at 5:55 pm
The following story originally appeared in the spring 2021 issue of the William & Mary (W&M) Alumni Magazine. – Ed. DUKE UNIVERSITY — Are you lost amidst the vast galaxy of streaming television?