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The Trump administration is warning Harvard University that it could take over its patents,
worth hundreds of millions of dollars,
if a review finds the university hasn’t complied with federal law,
an escalation of the continuing negotiations between the White House and America’s oldest university. 
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sent a letter to Harvard President Alan Garber on Friday, telling him the administration planned to do a thorough review of all patents h…

Impressive institutional self-assessment. Would that more corporate entities demonstrated that level of responsibility.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/27/ed…

Impressive institutional self-assessment. Would that more corporate entities demonstrated that level of responsibility.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jul/27/ed…

Scientists revive ancient gene to target #gout and fatty #liver disease. https://phys.org/news/2025-08-scientis

Scientists revive ancient gene to target gout and fatty liver disease
Gout, a form of arthritis caused by crystals that build up in joints and cause swelling and pain, is one of humanity's oldest diseases. Scientists at Georgia State University may have found an ancient solution to treat it.

When Ashley Robinson and her mother took DNA tests 10 years ago and began meeting long lost cousins,
they stumbled across a surprising family history that changed their lives.
Robinson’s lineage traced back to the 272 West Africans who were enslaved by Jesuits
and sold to plantation owners in the southern US in 1838.
The sale of the enslaved Africans helped fund Georgetown University,
the oldest Jesuit higher education institution in the US,
and served a…