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Fruit flies help in the development of personalized medicine
People with the same diagnosis typically receive a standard treatment that is not necessarily effective for…
Human gut microbes could make processed foods healthier
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis sheds light on how…
Brain tissue kept alive for weeks on an artificial membrane
Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Japan have developed a new system…
Researchers find multiple effects on soil from manure from cows administered antibiotics
Use of antibiotics is under heightened scrutiny due to the increased prevalence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens. While…
Polyamides from terpenes: Amorphous Caramid-R and semi-crystalline Caramid-S
The Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB has developed a sustainable alternative to petrochemically…
Astronauts and citizens team up against light pollution
For an astronaut looking out of the International Space Station windows, city lights are brighter than…
How the language we use entrenches inequalities
The rhetoric surrounding the UK’s exit from the EU has become increasingly inflammatory. Some feel that…
Nanoscale manipulation of light leads to exciting new advancement
Controlling the interactions between light and matter has been a long-standing ambition for scientists seeking to…
Investigators report arsonists using snack foods to start fires
High fat and calorie levels feed fire, tests conducted by the University of Greenwich show. Fire…