Lead Exposure Can Contribute to Antibiotic Resistance
Superbugs are a worldwide problem, having killed around 1.27 million people across the globe in 2019. These multi- and pan-resistant bacteria cause…
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Scientists Looking at Vaccines With Time-Released Microparticles Believe No Booster is Necessary
Scientists are looking at utilizing time-released microparticles to develop “self-boosting” vaccines. The vaccines could help eliminate the need for booster shots. The…
Black scientists won’t stay in Canada without equitable research funding, experts say
The system that provides grant funding to Canadian researchers needs an overhaul to make it more equitable, says a University of Guelph professor. Lawrence Goodridge and other experts worry that if Black researchers don’t see a place for themselves in this country, they’ll go to the U.S.Lawrence Goodridge, director of the University of Guelph’s Canadian…
Scientists push for full investigation into COVID-19 lab leak theory
Health experts in the U.S. are calling for China to comply with a full investigation into the origins of COVID-19, including whether…
Scientists regrow and repair liver from lab-grown cells in world first
Lab-grown ‘mini bile ducts’ have been used to repair human livers in a scientific first, paving the way for new regenerative medicine treatments. Scientists at the University of Cambridge grew replacement liver cells in the lab and used them to repair donor livers that had been damaged, making them suitable for transplantation. Bile ducts are…
Scientists Spot A ‘Space Hurricane’ For The First Time
ByRobin George Andrews Published March 23, 2021 • 8 min read When the sun blasts a packet of energetic particles our way,…
Scientists discover backward star, spinning in the opposite direction to its planets
Artist’s rendering of the exoplanetary system K2-290, showing the main star K2-290 A, its two planets, and the smaller companion star K2-290…
When the next pandemic hits, scientists aim to have a vaccine already. Here’s how
When the next coronavirus pandemic hits, scientists plan to already have a vaccine against it, no matter what it is. But how is that possible? Here’s what they’re doing now to develop vaccines against emerging viruses and future variants of COVID-19.Many researchers are already working on developing vaccines for the next pandemic, even though they…
The past stunk. Scientists want you to be able to smell it
“On the Evening of the Battle of Waterloo,” by British painter Ernest Crofts, shows Napoleon leaving the battlefield after the defeat of…
Harvard scientists invented a material that ‘remembers’ its shape
Harvard Scientists at Harvard are claiming they’ve invented a new “wool-like” fabric that changes shape and, if I’m being completely honest, I’m…