Pig experiment raises ethical questions around brain damage
Bioethicists point to repercussions, and balance between saving lives and saving organsCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine The brain is more resilient than...
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Electric skyrmions charge ahead for next-generation data storage
Berkeley Lab-led research team makes a chiral skyrmion crystal with electric properties; puts new spin on future information storage applicationsCredit: Xiaoxing Cheng, Pennsylvania State University;...
Cell-killing proteins suppress listeria without killing cells
Credit: Kazuhito Sai, NC State University New North Carolina State University research shows that key proteins known for their ability to prevent viral infections by...
Making digital tissue imaging better
Biomedical researchers develop first open-source, quality-control review tool for fast-growing digital pathology field CLEVELAND--There's a low-tech problem troubling the high-tech world of digital pathology imaging....
Reclamation’s S&T Project of the Year controls invasive mussel biofouling using UV light
System causes delayed mortality of mussel larvae and reduces mussel settlement by 88-99% in hydropower cooling systemsCredit: Alexander Stephens, Bureau of Reclamation The Bureau of...
Antimicrobial paints have a blind spot
Spore-forming bacteria survive on surfaces coated with antimicrobial, latex paintsCredit: Jinglin Hu/Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Antimicrobial paints offer the promise of extra protection against...
Decline in measles vaccination is causing a preventable global resurgence of the disease
Credit: CDC/ Allison M. Maiuri, MPH, CHES WHAT: In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of...
Crusaders made love and war, genetic study finds
First genetic study of the Crusaders confirms that warriors mixed and had families with local people in the near East, and died together in battle...
Scientists advance creation of ‘artificial lymph node’ to fight cancer, other diseases
Credit: Hawley Pruitt In a proof-of-principle study in mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine report the creation of a specialized gel that acts like a...
US and Malawian partners implement malaria vaccine for children in Africa
Malaria is the leading cause of illness and death among children in MalawiCredit: Tisungane Mvalo, UNC Project-Malawi Chapel Hill, NC - The world's first vaccine...
Infection biology: Gut microbe helps thwart Salmonella
Credit: B. Stecher/ LMU Munich Salmonella enterica is the name of a group of rod-shaped bacteria that can cause gastroenteritis in humans and other animals....
The overall annual cost of bacterial resistance in French hospitals estimated up to 290 M€
The overall annual cost of infections due to bacterial resistance in French hospitals now estimated up to 290 million Euros A team of researchers from...
UCF develops new method to explore what happens inside fires and explosions
Method could lead to advances in fighting fires, creating cleaner engines and even space travelCredit: UCF: Karen Norum The inside of a fire might be...
Researchers use 3D printer to print glass
3D printing of chalcogenide glass could enable low-cost manufacturing of complex optical components for telecom and sensing applications WASHINGTON -- For the first time, researchers...
Study: Infamous ‘death roll’ almost universal among crocodile species
Credit: Credit: Kent Vliet/University of Florida. The iconic "death roll" of alligators and crocodiles may be more common among species than previously believed, according to...
