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A piece of a tree could make an excellent, cheap water filter
Posted in Science on 3rd Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller
Diseases can thrive in the waters of developing nations, to the point that having a water filter can literally be a matter of life or death.
Your guts what you eat, too
Posted in Medicine on 7th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Changing diet can quickly shift makeup of important microbes there, research says
CES 2014: Anti-bacteria Gorilla Glass announced
Posted in Science on 7th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
A new type of touchscreen glass that combats bacteria and fungi has been unveiled.
Extreme Diets Can Quickly Alter Gut Bacteria
Posted in Medicine on 13th Dec, 2013
by Alex Muller
The study takes a first step toward pinpointing how these gut microbes, collectively called the gut microbiome, might be used to keep us healthy.
Evolution Can Select for Evolvability, Penn Biologists Find
Posted in Science on 16th Nov, 2013
by Alex Muller
Evolution does not operate with a goal in mind; it does not have foresight. But organisms that have a greater capacity to evolve may fare better in rapidly changing environments.