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• Virology
  Viruses
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  Biologists Develop Machine To Remove Viruses From Blood

  Infectious disease experts designed a machine called the hemopurifier. It works much like a dialysis machine, using thin fibers to capture and remove viruses from the blood it filters. The machine ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Endangered Plants
  Environmental Issues
  Nature
  Botany
   
  

  Climate Change Researchers Ask Amateur Botanists To Record Signs Of Spring

  Researchers began a nationwide initiative to track climate change by recording the timing of the first bud, first flower, and seed dispersal for plants across the country. They encouraged people to ... > more
• Allergy
  Staying Healthy
  Microbiology
  Teen Health
  Diseases and Conditions
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Industrial Hygienists Reveal Dangers Of Mold

  Microbiologists studying mold found that it can grow on almost any building material and in almost any environment. Even before becoming visible, mold can be dangerous because it releases chemicals ... > more
• Wild Animals
  Fish
  Extinction
  Marine Biology
  Sea Life
  Extreme Survival
   
  

  Marine Biologists Work To Protect Seahorses By Developing A Breeding Program

  Marine biologists, worried that regular harvesting of wild seahorses may threaten the creature with extinction, have begun breeding them in home aquariums. Caring for seahorses requires a three-step ... > more
• Cold and Flu
  Influenza
  Bird Flu Research
  Bird Flu
  Virology
  Infectious Diseases
   
  

  Microbiologists Discover Reason Why The Flu Virus Thrives In Winter

  Virologists investigating transmission of the flu virus found that it is more likely to spread at colder temperatures. The dry, cold conditions pull moisture out of droplets released by coughs and ... > more
• Trees
  Botany
  Nature
  Invasive Species
  Energy Policy
  Consumer Electronics
   
  

  Arborists Catalogue Tree Details To Measure Their Impact On A City

  Arborists and volunteers are combing the streets of Baltimore and other cities, counting trees and gathering information about them. The information they compile will be entered into a computer and ... > more
• Skin Cancer
  Vitamin D
  Skin Care
  Fish
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Vitamin
   
  

  Dermatologists Discover Sun Protection Under The Sea

  Dermatologists recognize the benefits of a compound called astaxanthin. Found in red ocean plants and animals such as salmon, astaxanthin is the most effective and efficient free radical sponge in ... > more
• Leukemia
  Colon Cancer
  Prostate Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Cancer
  Breast Cancer
   
  

  Marine Biotechnologists Treat Cancer With Mud-loving Ocean Bacteria

  Biomedicine scientists identified and sequenced the genes of a bacteria called Salinispora tropica. It produces anti-cancer compounds and can be found in ocean sediments off the Bahamas. A product ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Pests and Parasites
  Insects (including Butterflies)
  Agriculture and Food
  Nature
   
  

  Plant Biologists Discover Plant Defenses Against Insects

  Plant biologists have identified the strategy used by plants to recognize an attack. When insects ingest parts of a plant digestion turns proteins into a peptide elicitor, which is secreted back into ... > more
• Bacteria
  Sports Medicine
  Microbes and More
  Extreme Survival
  Skin Care
  Infectious Diseases
   
  

  Microbiologists Invent Coating To Protect Athletes From Infection

  Microbiologists have devised an anti-microbial coating to protect athletes from potentially deadly infections. When applied to a surface, the coating bonds to it, then inhibits growth of bacteria, ... > more

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