New Research reveals Babies’ Immune Vulnerabilities and Strengths
In comparison to older children and adults, newborns and infants have comparatively weak immune systems. Their immune systems are still learning to distinguish between infections…
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Findings of Microplastics in the Tissues of Whales, Dolphins, and Seals Raise Questions about their Safety for Humans
Numerous human activities pose a hazard to marine creatures such manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions, sea lions, whales, and dolphins. Several species, including the Vaquita…
Nerve System Plays an important role in Severe Allergic Shock
A fundamental component of the severe allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis is a sudden drop in blood pressure and body temperature, causing people to faint…
Muscles Inspired by Nature For Soft Robots: High-Performance Hydrogel Actuators
Metal and other solid-material robots are already widely utilized in industry. However, they are excessively inflexible and bulky for fine motor work and human interaction,…
AI Model Speeds Up High-Resolution Computer Vision
An autonomous car must recognize items it encounters quickly and precisely, from an idling delivery truck parked on the corner to a cyclist whizzing toward…
Skepticism Concerning the Assertion That Our Ancestors Were Nearly Extinct
Could the existence of the world’s eight billion people have depended on the fortitude of just 1,280 human forebears who nearly went extinct 900,000 years…
The First Flight of a Butterfly Invents a New Method for Generating Power and Electricity
Chitin, an organic polymer that makes up the majority of the shells of arthropods like crustaceans and other insects, is used to make a butterfly’s…
DNA Sequencing
DNA sequencing is the technique of determining the nucleic acid sequence – the order of nucleotides in DNA. It is a method for determining the…
A New, Simple, and Accessible Method Creates Drug Structures with Increasing Potency
Many medications can be made more potent and have their qualities fine-tuned by using chemical structures called cyclopropanes, however conventional techniques to make these structures…
Condensation Polymers
Condensation polymers are any polymers whose polymerization process involves a condensation reaction (i.e., a tiny molecule, such as water or methanol, is created as a…
PFAS Left on Water Treatment Filters Could Be Degraded by a New Method
In a recent study, Feng “Frank” Xiao and associates from the University of Missouri show how to quickly break down PFAS that have been left…
Biomaterial
A biomaterial is a substance that has been created to interact with biological systems for either therapeutic (treating, augmenting, repairing, or replacing a tissue function…
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