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World's First HIV-To-HIV Kidney Transplant With Living Donor Performed Successfully
The ability to use organs from living HIV-positive individuals could increase the supply available for transplant-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
$2.9 million grant to help extract clean irrigation water from fracking wastewater
(Michigan State University) Michigan State University will share almost $3 million to develop a freshwater recovery system to extract clean irrigation water from hydraulic fracturing wastewater. The reclaimed water could help dry western states that...
Dust from Melting Glaciers Could Create Clouds
Any shift in cloud formation over the Arctic could further influence its changing climate-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Odd reaction creates a stir in the lab
(Rice University) Rice University chemists show how PTFE - aka Teflon - in standard lab stir bars affects a chemical reaction used to reduce nanotubes, skewing the results.
Smoking and pre-eclampsia may cause fertility problems for offspring, study suggests
(University of Cambridge) Low levels of oxygen in the womb -- which can be caused by smoking or conditions such as preeclampsia -- may cause problems with fertility later in life, a study carried out in rats suggests.
Military Tries Out Fish as Underwater Spies
The sophisticated sensing behaviors of marine organisms could serve as a surveillance system that aids national security-- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Movement toward a poop test for liver cirrhosis
(University of California - San Diego) In a study of people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and their twins and other close relatives, UC San Diego researchers were able to diagnose liver cirrhosis simply by analyzing a person's stool micr...
Quantum physics and origami for the ultimate get-well card
(Frontiers) The bizarre optical properties of tiny metal particles -- smaller than light waves -- can be captured on paper to detect even a single target molecule in a test sample. These hyper-sensitive testing devices could be assembled and customiz...
Cancer researchers highlight clinical potential of liquid biopsy using droplet digital PCR technology at the 2019 AACR Annual Meeting
(CG Life) Research studies supporting the clinical utility of droplet digital PCR powered liquid biopsy will be presented during this year's AACR Annual Meeting.
Air quality to remain a problem in India despite pollution control policies
(International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis) According to an independent study released today by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), more than 674 millio...