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Scientists provide new insight on how bacteria share drug resistance genes
Researchers have been able to identify and track the exchange of genes among bacteria that allow…
Student led efforts can help make college campuses 'safe and stigma free' zones
The Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) reports on a study…
Making cells ultra-heavy
The life of a fibroblast is heavy, but PhD student Julia Eckert makes it 19.5 times…
Short food supply chains foster food democracy and sustainability
In recent decades, alternative food supply movements have arisen. These are based on greater societal involvement…
Paris climate goals failure 'could cost world $600 tn'
Nations’ failure to fulfil the promises they made in the Paris climate agreement to make drastic…
Hierarchically mesoporous titanium dioxide materials for energy and environmental applications
Since the first discovery of photocatalytic water splitting on a TiO2 electrode under ultraviolet (UV) light,…
Novel 3-D imaging technology makes fluorescence microscopy more efficient
Scientists have been using fluorescence microscopy to study the inner workings of biological cells and organisms…
Spider venom key to pain relief without side-effects
Molecules in tarantula venom could be used as an alternative to opioid pain killers for people…
'Directing' evolution to identify potential drugs earlier in discovery
Scientists have developed a technique that could significantly reduce the time of discovering potential new antibody-based…