- At Penn lab, blood vessels for artificial organs are created with the help of a 3-D printer
- Molecular analysis of colorectal tumors could lead to targeted treatments
- Lung cancer tumors may be susceptible to inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase
- Maraviroc may prevent complication of bone marrow transplants in blood cancers patients
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Blog Buzz: July 21 – July 27
Some items of interest in the blogosphere…
Attention JAMA readers! Have you seen the new JAMA platform? The Krafty Librarian shares information about a free AMA webinar hosted by Elizabeth Solaro of the AMA. Register now and check it out on August 2!
Over at Byte Size Biology, Iddo explains the frequent misuse of the journal impact factor (JIF) metric and why it shouldn’t be used to evaluate individual researchers’ achievements in “Taming the Impact Factor“.
John Halamka, on Life as a Healthcare CIO, shares a technology tool we think is more scary than cool, as well as a lovely post about new beginnings as he and his wife mark the end of their cancer journey.
And for some light Friday entertainment in honor of the London Olympics, here’s “What Cricket Looks Like to Americans“, via the Scholarly Kitchen. Go Team USA!