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USAF 388th Range SqdGenesis was recovered in the Utah desert with fears that all data were lost.Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have begun to measure noble gases present in the solar wind delivered to Earth by the Genesis spacecraft, the first sample return mission since the lunar Apollo missions in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is rated the third best medical school in the nation, according to this year’s U.S. News & World Report rankings of graduate and professional programs released April 1.

He had an international reputation as a geochemist and was one of the first planetary scientists to study rock samples taken from the moon.

His work contributes to the international fight against credit card fraud, identity theft and threats to national security.

Dean Christopher I. Byrnes will also present the Young Alumni Award and the Dean’s Award at an April 6 dinner event.

Photo by Robert BostonMichael R. Brent, Ph.D., and Tamara L. Doering, M.D., Ph.D., examine data from the *C. neoformans* gene expression microarray.A team of collaborators, including two WUSTL researchers, has sequenced the genomes of two strains of Cryptococcus neoformans.

A team headed by Craig Pikaard has discovered a fourth kind found only in plants, thought to have been around for more than 200 million years.

Children ages 3-6 and an accompanying adult are welcome to attend Tyson Research Center’s “Pioneer Days” from 9:30-11:30 a.m. April 5. Through activities such as building a toy or making a candle, attendees will explore what life was like for pioneers who lived in St. Louis County more than 100 years ago. Pioneer Days is […]

Photo by David KilperErik Herzog and graduate student Sara Aton examine brain activity data on the computer in Herzog’s Monsanto Hall lab.Erik Herzog has discovered that “VIP” is needed by the brain’s biological clock to coordinate daily rhythms in behavior and physiology.

The exploration-themed conference will encourage attendees to “Map Your Course With Math, Science and Technology.”