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Biotechnology Feb 10, 2024

New 3D printing method uses ice to build a template for artificial blood vessels in engineered tissue

Over 100,000 individuals in the United States are currently in need of organ transplants. The demand for organs, such as hearts, kidneys, and livers, far exceeds the available supply and people sometimes wait years to receive ...

Cell & Microbiology Feb 9, 2024

From growing roots, clues to how stem cells decide their fate

It might look like a comet or a shooting star, but this time-lapse video is actually a tiny plant root, not much thicker than a human hair, magnified hundreds of times as it grows under the microscope.

Cell & Microbiology Feb 8, 2024

New research highlights implications of antibiotic use in human and veterinary medicine

A series of five research publications on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) by APC Microbiome Ireland yields new data regarding the implications of antibiotic use in early life and the effects of antibiotics in standard dry ...

Environment Feb 8, 2024

New pollution rules could improve air quality in Bay Area, other parts of California

In a significant move aimed at reducing some of the most harmful types of air pollution in the country, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has set tougher standards for fine particulate matter, or soot, saying they ...

Earth Sciences Feb 7, 2024

CyberShake study uses Summit supercomputer to investigate earthquake hazards

Researchers at the Statewide California Earthquake Center, or SCEC, are unraveling the mysteries of earthquakes by using physics-based computational models running on high-performance computing systems at the Department of ...

Astronomy Jan 28, 2024

'Old smokers': Strange new type of star discovered in Milky Way

Nearing the end of their life, they sit quietly for long periods of time, barely noticeable, before suddenly puffing out a cloud of smoke.

Plants & Animals Jan 26, 2024

The botanical imperialism of weeds and crops: How alien plant species on the First Fleet changed Australia

Locally grown produce fills Australian shops, but almost all of these species were imported, as native as cane toads. Icons of Australian agriculture, like the Big Banana and Big Pineapple, proudly display the regions' crops, ...

Astronomy Jan 25, 2024

'Old smokers' and 'squalling newborns' among hidden stars spotted for first time

'Hidden' stars including a new type of elderly giant nicknamed 'old smoker' have been spotted for the first time by astronomers. The mystery objects exist at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy and can sit quietly for decades—fading ...

Plants & Animals Jan 22, 2024

Prescribed burning could be making Aussie forests more flammable

Disturbing natural forests with activities such as logging and prescribed burning can make them more flammable, research from The Australian National University (ANU) and Curtin University has found. The research is published ...

Political science Jan 21, 2024

Military interests are pushing new nuclear power, and the UK government has finally admitted it

The UK government has announced the "biggest expansion of the [nuclear] sector in 70 years." This follows years of extraordinarily expensive support.

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