Brown researchers have found a way to 3-D print intricate temporary microstructures that can be degraded on demand using a biocompatible chemical trigger. The technique could be useful could be useful in fabricating microfluidic devices, creating biomaterials that respond...
Researchers studied the gut-microbial composition of members of the Hadza, a hunter-gatherer population in Tanzania.
Credit: Jeff Leach
More evidence that our intestinal microbes are profoundly influenced by the foods we eat -- or don't: The gut ecosystems of...
From an early age, children are very skilled in imitating the actions of others and are so motivated to do so that they will even copy actions for no reason. (Stock image)
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From an early age,...
Hoi-Ying Holman, director of the Berkeley Synchrotron Infrared Structural Biology (BSISB) Program, has developed a technique using the Advanced Light Source to rapidly screen cells to tell if they're bacteria or archaea.
Credit: Marilyn Chung, Berkeley Lab
It turns out your...
This summary chart shows the results of an 11-year annual survey that tracks honey bee colony losses in the United States, spanning 2006-2017.
Credit: University of Maryland/Bee Informed Partnership
Beekeepers across the United States lost 33 percent of their honey bee...
This image captures the spread of radioactivity from a hypothetical fire in a high-density spent-fuel pool at the Peach Bottom Nuclear Power Plant in Pennsylvania. Based on the guidance from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the experience from...
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Americans may be consuming fast food wrapped in paper treated with perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) -- the same chemicals used in stain-resistant products, firefighting materials and nonstick cookware, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental...
Melissa Benoit, with her husband Chris and their daughter Olivia, celebrates her 33rd birthday last November seven months after surgeons removed her severely infected lungs, replacing them with healthy donor lungs six days later.Credit: Courtesy Melissa Benoit
In a bold...
Google main campus.Credit: Flickr/Niharb
Alphabet's Google has been pushing advertisements for the company's own products into prime online real estate, potentially in conflict with other advertisers, according to a new investigation by The Wall Street Journal.
In 25,000 searches related to items...
Pollution haze over South East London, through a window in a viewing area of the 95-storey skyscraper The Shard, the tallest building in Britain, in London, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. The London mayor's office says the city is experiencing...
A Netherlands train. Image Credit: Flickr/Sludge G
As of the first of January this year, all public transport trains in the Netherlands are being powered by wind energy, the national railway company NS said Tuesday, calling it a world first.
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