Scientists have discovered how to keep one’s tomatoes from wilting — the answer lies at…
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One Third of Hospital Toilets Not Properly Cleaned: C. Difficile Germs Linger
Hospital cleaners should watch out because the toilet police are patrolling with their new secret…
Number Of Fat Cells Remains Constant From Teenhood In All Body Types
The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and ’60s has helped…
Warming Up For Magnetic Resonance Imaging
A new method of magnetic resonance imaging, much faster, more selective — able to distinguish…
Clues Into How Preeclampsia May Surface In Some Pregnancies
The COMT gene — known already for its role in schizophrenia — has been found…
Inventor, Engineering Students Explore New Type Of Solar Collectors
A team of students led by a chemical engineering professor are working with a New…
Braille Converter Bridges The Information Gap
A free, e-mail-based service that translates text into Braille and audio recordings is helping to…
Genetics Confirm Oral Traditions Of Druze In Israel
DNA analysis of residents of Druze villages in Israel suggests these ancient religious communities offer…
Human Aging Gene Found In Flies
Scientists have discovered a fast and effective way to investigate important aspects of human aging:…
Antidote to lethal germ ‘closer’
Scientists work on an antidote for botulinum toxin – one of the world’s most feared…