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Natural science research projects were among those promised funding by the now-collapsed crypto exchange’s “effective altruism” foundations.

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New Australian Center Will Develop Therapies for Future Pandemics

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Stanford to Launch New Climate Change School This Fall

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CZI Pledges Billions More Dollars in Science Funding

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Medical Researcher and Philanthropist Laszlo Bito Dies at 87

William Danforth, Longtime Research Philanthropist, Dies at 94

The Scientist’s 2019 Gift Guide

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Massive Philanthropic Infusions Announced for US Universities

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Universities Grapple with Donor Behavior

The Scientist’s 2018 Gift Guide

Research Funders Make Secretive Overseas Investments: Report

University of Oregon Erecting a $1-Billion Science Center

The Scientist’s 2017 Gift Guide

Philanthropic Funding Makes Waves in Basic Science

Enormous University Gift Raises Questions over Donor Influence

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Facebook CEO’s Donation a Boon to Basic Science

Larry Ellison Donates $200 Million for Cancer Research

Napster Cofounder Launches Cancer Initiative

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Universe 25 Experiment

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How Tiny Organisms Control Minds, Create Zombies, and Shape Ecosystems

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ALS Disturbs Sleep Prior to Symptom Onset

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Aerobic Bacteria May Predate Earth’s Oxygen Boom

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The Future of CRISPR

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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PFAS: The Forever Chemicals

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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