A team tested how well current water and wastewater disinfecting methods affect antibiotic resistance genes in…
Moneyball advantage peters out once everyone’s doing it
Sixteen years after author Michael Lewis wrote the book Moneyball, every Major League Baseball (MLB) team…
New technique to test for viral infections
Researchers have developed technology that can detect small amounts of antibodies in a person's blood. Using…
Researchers remove harmful hormones from Las Vegas wastewater using green algae
A common species of freshwater green algae is capable of removing certain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)…
Novel 5-minute workout improves blood pressure, may boost brain function
Five minutes daily of Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training lowers blood pressure, improves vascular health, boosts fitness…
New DNA ‘shredder’ technique goes beyond CRISPR’s scissors
An international team has unveiled a new CRISPR-based tool that acts more like a shredder than…
Genes linked with the most common liver cancer
Researchers have provided the first summary of the experimental evidence supporting the AKR1B10 enzyme as a…
Some woodpeckers imitate a neighbor’s plumage
In the first global test of the idea, scientists have found evidence that some woodpeckers can…
Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses
Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on-the-fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules,…
Cross-boundary solutions for wicked weeds
Weed species continue to spread and management costs continue to mount, in spite of best management…