Since 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome has caused sharp declines in bat populations across the eastern United States. The fungus that causes the disease, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, thrives in subterranean ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 8, 2021
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New research from the University of Central Florida has identified physiological features that could make people super-spreaders of viruses such as SARS-CoV-2.
Soft Matter
Nov 19, 2020
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A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has invented an artificial olfactory system that mimics the mammalian nose to assess the freshness of meat accurately.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 10, 2020
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Beneficial strains of bacteria residing in our guts, genital tracts, and skin have been shown to play a role in human health, and now, researchers publishing May 26 in the journal Cell Reports suggest that some of these "good" ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 26, 2020
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Since 2005, millions of bats have perished from white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Although the disease has been found throughout much of the world, severe population declines ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2020
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Research at Oregon State University has pushed science closer to developing an electronic nose for monitoring air quality, detecting safety threats and diagnosing diseases by measuring gases in a patient's breath.
Materials Science
Jan 30, 2020
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It is widely accepted that probiotic bacteria are beneficial to human health, but what if they could also be used to reduce wildlife disease and conserve biodiversity?
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2019
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The wonder-material graphene could hold the key to unlocking the next generation of advanced, early stage lung cancer diagnosis.
Nanomaterials
Feb 4, 2019
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A new gas detector, developed by researchers at UBC's Okanagan campus, enables highly accurate odour analysis for so many different applications it has been nicknamed the 'artificial nose.'
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 24, 2019
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Every day, thousands of trained K9 dogs sniff out narcotics, explosives and missing people across the United States. These dogs are invaluable for security, but they're also very expensive and they can get tired.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 19, 2018
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