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Pig Farmers and Disease Prevention: A Corsican Challenge

February 16, 2025

Corsica, an island in the Mediterranean, is home to many free-range pig farmers. These farmers face a big challenge. New diseases, like African Swine Fever, are a real threat. To keep their pigs safe, farmers need to use biosecurity measures. These are steps to stop diseases from spreading. But, how

science

Luminous Sensors: Mixing Proteins and Rare Earth Elements

February 7, 2025

Imagine combining the best parts of proteins and rare earth elements to create something new and exciting. This is not just science fiction, but a real possibility with the use of protein crystals and lanthanide complexes. Protein crystals are made up of tiny, organized, and super dense functi

technology

New Breakthroughs with Micro Sensors

February 5, 2025

The world of biosensing has seen amazing new developments with a technology called SERS combined with microfluidic chips. The smallest details can make a massive difference in science. Think about this: being able to detect a molecule or two in a crowd of a billion. That’s what we got here.

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Early Eye Disease Detection: How Tear Sensors Are Shaking Up Research

January 27, 2025

Have you ever thought about tears as a window into your health? It turns out they can be! Electrochemical biosensors, which are like tiny, smart detectors, can quickly and affordably check for early signs of eye diseases by analyzing tears. But up until now, no one had really looked into how these s

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When Bacteria Began: Decoding the Past with Ancient Alliances

January 23, 2025

Understanding when bacteria first emerged on Earth is a big puzzle, mainly because bacteria fossils are rare. Scientists have found a new way to solve this puzzle by looking at ancient partnerships between bacteria and other life forms. They used genes found in mitochondria–the tiny powerhouses insi

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Marine Bacteria's Iron-Triggered Lipid Production

January 23, 2025

Ever wondered how marine bacteria talk to algae? Chemical communication between these tiny ocean dwellers influences their populations and affects crucial ocean processes. A recent discovery sheds light on this hidden language. Scientists were studying the bacterium Roseovarius tolerans, which lives

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Bringing Back the Woolly Mammoth: A Modern Day Mission

January 20, 2025

Imagine if we could turn the clock back and bring extinct animals like the woolly mammoth, dodo, or Tasmanian tiger back to life. That's exactly what Colossal Biosciences, a pioneering company, is aiming to do. Unlike the dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park, " these creatures disappeared much more recently.

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How Earthworms, Bacteria, and Time Dance Together

January 19, 2025

Earthworms have tiny buddies living in their excretory organs. Two of these are Verminephrobacter and Flexibacter-like bacteria. Almost all lumbricid earthworms host Verminephrobacter, which are passed from parent to offspring. These bacteria have been with their earthworm friends for a very long ti

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Monitoring Vessels with Smart Grafts: A New Way to Track Blood Flow

January 17, 2025

Keeping an eye on blood flow in artificial blood vessels is super important for spotting problems early. Scientists have created smart vascular grafts, or SVGs, that use tiny, flexible electronics to watch blood flow constantly. But these grafts face challenges like fitting well with the body and gi

health

Bacteria's Tiny Messages: How They Cause Pain in Obesity

January 17, 2025

Have you ever wondered how the gut bugs we carry around might be talking to our bodies? Scientists found that tiny, nanoscale packets called bacterial extracellular vesicles (bEVs) can signal pain hypersensitivity. They studied mice with diet-induced obesity (DIO) and found these bEVs in their poop.