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Top research stories of the week: Dec. 1 edition

This week's top research looks at self-governance in U.S. Olympic sports; rapid, cost-effective genetic screening; and a discovery that could lead to new treatments for autoimmune diseases.

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US Olympic swim team

Report card gives U.S. Olympic sports a D for self-governance

Organizations governing U.S. Olympic sports could do better when it comes to transparency, checks and balances and democratic processes, saysÌýÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ Center for Sports Governance.

Genetic screening

Rapid, cost-effective genetic screening within reach

Researchers are developing new techniques for faster, lower cost single-molecule DNA sequencing that could have transformative impacts on genetic screening.

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Arthritis, autoimmune disease discovery could lead to new treatments

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ÆÆ½â°æÏÂÔØ researchers have developed a potent, drug-like compound that could someday revolutionize treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.Ìý