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Tylenol: Researchers develop a better way to make a popular painkiller from trees instead of petroleum. Building on a patented method to produce acetaminophen—the active ingredient in Tylenol—the new way, using poplar trees, promises a greener path phys.org/news/2024-04-p…
Specific nasal cells in children have been found to protect against #Covid. There are important differences in how nasal cells of children vs. the elderly respond to the virus & may explain why kids typically experience milder #Covid symptoms nature.com/articles/s4156…
Large-scale analysis of patients with #LongCcvid after hospitalization reveals distinct subtypes. Indeed, 1 in 10 patients w/ #Covid develop post-Covid syndrome. Yet, there are nuances of difference in the manifestation of #LongCovid & its duration nature.com/articles/s4159…
Evolution's recipe book: How 'copy paste' errors led to insect flight, octopus camouflage and human cognition phys.org/news/2024-04-e… via @physorg_com
California dairies scramble to guard herds against #H5N1#birdflu.
In effort to prevent local herds from infection, officials impose restrictions on cattle imports from affected states, while @USDA urged livestock managers to minimize movement of cattle.
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#MicrobiologyMonday: Modifications in tRNA regulate Candida albicans' ability to transition from yeast to hyphae & invade the host. This finding could provide new therapeutic targets to fight infection. @JournalSpectrum: asm.social/1Of
In @JClinMicro, researchers developed an algorithm for bacterial growth detection starting with any type of specimens and using the most common media in bacteriology. Learn more here: asm.social/1Oh
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Can you spot the lab hazard in this picture?
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Desert harvester ants charge into spiderwebs to rescue their ensnared siblings, sometimes ripping the silk apart to free them.
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Is smallpox still a threat? The viral disease killed ~500M people in the 20th century & is the only human infectious disease to be eradicated. But a new report on the future of smallpox argues the US & the global community should prepare for a comeback medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-s…
Dr. Francis Collins discloses his 'aggressive' prostate cancer diagnosis. The former director of the Nat'l Institutes of Health said he went public to "share lifesaving information" medpagetoday.com/hematologyonco…
In the lab: New wound treatment, using a hydrogel infused with amino acids, kills bacteria and promotes cell growth. Hydrogels are popular for skin ailments. These biocompatible materials retain water, deliver drugs into wounds & are biodegradable phys.org/news/2024-04-w…
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