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Saving Butterflies
Waystations for monarch
butterflies are sprouting up
around the country. With
milkweed plants and flowers
such as zinnias that produce
lots of nectar, these
gardens will provide oases
for the butterflies to lay
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Can Your Home Trigger Asthma?
Scientists have found that
chemicals called endotoxins
can inflame airways and
trigger asthma. Endotoxins
are shed by bacteria in
household dust. Experts say
better home hygiene, washing
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The Perfect Perfume
To increase perfumers'
palette with new scents from
flowers, biologists now use
a device that captures
smells. A plant is covered
with a glass dome and vapor
is extracted and later
analyzed. Perfumers use
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Fighting Cold and Flu Germs
Microbiologists tested 14
hand-hygiene agents --
everything from soap and
alcohol rubs to plain old
tap water -- against hardy
bacteria and viruses applied
to the hands of 62
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Biochemists Develop Diagnostic Tool to ID Strains Faster
Biochemists have developed a new tool that can identify a strain of influenza in hours, instead of the usual days or weeks, potentially speeding up the development of new vaccines. A sample of the ... > more -
Mechanical Engineers Have New Bug-Inspired Robot That Senses Its Way With Flexible Antenna
Researchers have developed a flexible, sensor-laden artificial antenna to help a robotic "bug" move and navigate just like the common cockroach. The bug can curry along walls, turn corners, avoid ... > more -
Chemists Steal Engineering Tricks from Sponges
Sponges are the homes of colonies of tiny marine animals, and wonders of miniaturized engineering. They employ complex structural arrangements, the strongest glasses known to man, and even ... > more -
Biochemists Create Microbicidal Coating to Fight Hospital Infections
New bandages with microbicidal coating kill the most harmful bacteria on contact. The coating is washable and can also be used on hospital gowns and bed sheets, which will help reduce the risk of ... > more -
Newly Sequenced Genome Could Shed Light on Human Diseases
Molecular biologists have completely sequenced the first dog genome. Understanding how genetics plays a role in canine diseases could lead to new treatments for diseases shared by humans, such as ... > more -
Sea Urchins' Genetics Add To Knowledge Of Cancer, Alzheimer's And Infertility
Researchers are using the sea urchins to study and understand diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy. Although they are invertebrates, the creatures ... > more -
Food Chemists Find that Milk Pushes Air to Break Crystallized Sugar
Food scientists have discovered why Rice Krispies make their characteristic sound when soaked in milk. Rice Krispies contain lots of sugar and are cooked at high temperature, which makes the sugar ... > more -
Chemist's Glue Borrows Unique Amino Acid from Mollusk
Chemists combined an exotic form of an amino acid -- used by mussels to stick to rocks -- with soy flour to make a new, high-strength adhesive. The new glue helps in manufacturing natural-looking ... > more -
Infectious Disease Specialists Design New Rapid Flu Test
New flu tests can diagnose the flu in as little as 30 minutes, to cut down on needless antibiotic use, which can build up resistance and make some infections untreatable by current ... > more -
Entomologists Train Insects to Act Like Sniffing Dogs
If rewarded with sugary water, wasps can be trained in minutes to follow specific smells. The olfactory sensors in their antennae can sense chemicals in the air in concentrations as tiny as a few ... > more
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