Being able to identify microbes in real time aboard the International Space Station, without having to send them back to Earth for identification first, would be revolutionary for the world …read more Source:: Science
Month: December 2017
Jaguar conservation depends on neighbors’ attitudes
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•A survey of residents near two major national parks in Panama indicates that jaguars deserve increased protection. But because most residents still support road-building in the parks, the survey team …read more Source:: Science
Engineers hack cell biology to create 3-D shapes from living tissue
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•Many of the complex folded shapes that form mammalian tissues can be explained with very simple instructions, bioengineers report. By patterning mechanically active mouse or human cells to thin layers …read more Source:: Science
New patch aims to turn energy-storing fats into energy-burning fats
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•A new approach to reducing bulging tummy fats has shown promise in laboratory trials. It combines a new way to deliver drugs, via a micro-needle patch, with drugs that are …read more Source:: Science
These are Google Android 8.1’s five best features
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•Besides numerous security fixes, the latest version of Android includes multiple features that developers will be using to improve your smartphone experience. …read more Source:: Linux
Bacteria acquire resistance from competitors
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•Bacteria not only develop resistance to antibiotics, they also can pick it up from their rivals. Researchers have demonstrated that some bacteria inject a toxic cocktail into their competitors causing …read more Source:: Science
Growing organs a few ink drops at a time
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•Researchers develop a finely tuned enzyme-driven crosslinking method to glue together biological ink droplets and extend the range of cell types that can be handled by inkjet bioprinting. Such printing …read more Source:: Science
Pain-free skin patch responds to sugar levels for management of type 2 diabetes
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•Researchers have devised a biochemically formulated patch of dissolvable microneedles for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. The biochemical formula of mineralized compounds in the patch responds to blood chemistry …read more Source:: Science
Scientists describe how solar system could have formed in bubble around giant star
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•Scientists have laid out a comprehensive theory for how our solar system could have formed in the wind-blown bubbles around a giant, long-dead star. The study addresses a nagging cosmic …read more Source:: Science
Troubled jQuery mobile and UI projects seek new participants
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•By Paul Krill Proponents of the jQuery Mobile web framework and the jQuery UI widgets and themes collection are looking for new blood to revive these stalled projects, which are to be combined …read more Source:: OpenSource