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Visualizing the Internal Compartments of Living Plant Cells Using Fluorescent Naphthalimide Dyes

Specific components in plant cells can be easily imaged thanks to a series of new fluorescent dyes

Nonprofit Hospitals Use Proceeds to Boost Cash Reserves Rather Than Provide More Charity Care, New Report Shows

A recent survey found that 41% of adults in the U.S. have debt caused by medical or dental bills.

New Sensor Mimics Cell Membrane Functions

The device detects the same molecules that cell receptors do, and may enable routine early screening for cancers and other diseases.

Ancient Viruses Discovered in Coral Symbionts’ Dna

Researchers surprised to find fragments of RNA viruses in coral partners’ genomes

Flexible Nanoelectrodes Can Provide Fine-Grained Brain Stimulation

Rice U. engineers’ device is gentle on neurons, could serve as sensory prosthesis

Newly Discovered Gene Sheds Light on DNA Repair

Scientists have identified a gene critical to one of the cell’s most important repair processes.

Vegetables And Legumes Can Prevent Heart Conditions

MOUTH BACTERIA Bacteria in your mouth can cause diseases in other parts of the body. New research from the Department of Odontology at the University of Copenhagen helps change treatment procedures at Rigshospitalet.

New Report Examines Gun Violence ‘Hot Spots’ in Houston Area

Baker Institute experts examine incidence of firearm-related crimes

Native Predatory Fish Help Control Invasive Species In Hawaiian Fishpond

Jacks and barracuda in Heʻeia fishpond eat Australian mullet, an invasive species introduced to Oʻahu waters in the 1950s.

Back Pain Sufferers Expected To Increase By 36%, Linked To Depression

Back pain is a common problem that impacts more than 619 million people globally and remains the leading cause of disability worldwide.

Validating The Physics Behind The New MIT-Designed Fusion Experiment

Seven studies describe progress thus far and challenges ahead for a revolutionary zero-emissions power source.

Bacterial Film Used to Strengthen Soils

Washington State University researchers have used granules made from potato waste bacteria to strengthen soil, offering a new alternative to cement additives that are currently used to shore up soils for building and erosion control.

Wildfire Changes Songbird Plumage and Testosterone

Fire can put a tropical songbird’s sex life on ice.

Bacteria From Your Mouth Can End Up In Your Brain. Now Dentists At Rigshospitalet Have To Examine Patients More Often

MOUTH BACTERIA Bacteria in your mouth can cause diseases in other parts of the body. New research from the Department of Odontology at the University of Copenhagen helps change treatment procedures at Rigshospitalet.

Iron-Rich Rocks Unlock New Insights into Earth’s Planetary History

Study suggests ancient microorganisms helped cause massive volcanic events

Stock Buyback Taxes Could Do More Harm Than Good, Argue Baker Institute Experts

The idea that stock buybacks are a manipulation by executives to benefit themselves at the expense of shareholders may be true for a small number of firms but not the vast majority, therefore implementing buyback taxes in an attempt to curb such profits are no replacement for broader tax reform, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Toxin-Adapted Fish Pass Down Epigenetic Mutations to Freshwater Offspring

You can take a fish out of toxic water, but its epigenetic mutations will remain for at least two generations.

Vaccination By Inhalation

Delivering vaccines directly to the lungs can boost immune responses to respiratory infections or lung cancer, study finds.

New Technology Converts Waste Plastics to Jet Fuel in an Hour

Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel and other valuable products, making it easier and more cost effective to reuse plastics.

Earth Was Created Faster Than We Thought. This Makes The Chance Of Other Habitable Planets In The Universe More Likely

EARTH Over the past decades, researchers thought Earth was created over a period of more than 100 million years. However, a new study from UCPH suggests that the creation of Earth was much more rapid, and that water and other essential ingredients for life were delivered to Earth very early on.