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NSF's public investment in science, engineering, education and technology
helps to create knowledge and sustain prosperity. Read here about the Internet,
microbursts, Web browsers, extrasolar planets, and more... a panoply of discoveries
and innovations that began with NSF support.
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![Three-dimensional reconstructions of magnetic resonance images of the rat gastro-intestinal tract.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106125847im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/gut1_l.jpg) |
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Gut Reaction: Digestion Revealed in 3-D James Brassseur and his multidisciplinary team image the dynamic mixing of fluids and nutrient exchange in the human digestive system Released
October 17, 2008
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![Illustration of a bioparticle (left) ready to bind antigens (yellow) from tumor cells.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106125847im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/antigen_l.jpg) |
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Natural Bio-Army Trained to Fight Cancer Bioengineer Tarek Fahmy and colleagues are engineering new nanoscopic and microscopic biomaterials to stimulate the body’s production of killer T-cells to fight infectious diseases Released
August 8, 2008
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![Photo of Todd McDevitt pointing to an aggregate of embryonic stem cells with blue-stained nuclei.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081106125847im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/stem_cells1_l.jpg) |
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Stem Cell Research Goes Beyond Biology Todd McDevitt tells how engineering can help us understand stem cell differentiation and develop approaches to realize the potential of stem cells for regenerative therapies Released
July 17, 2008
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