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Tag: Science
HYDROGEN PEROXIDE PLUS CATALYST BREAKS DOWN DRUG WASTE IN WATER SUPPLY
As many as 4,000 different prescription drugs run through our public water supplies as people pee them out or dump their unused supplies down the toilet.
TWO NEW DISCOVERIES PROMISE HEALTHIER AGING
Cells make proteins, which are involved in every process of life. However, not every protein turns out exactly right.
HOW TO OPEN A CELL’S NUCLEUS WITHOUT BREAKING IT
Scientists at the University of San Diego have figured out how to enter a cell’s nucleus without breaking its protective outer membrane, a feat that has been likened to entering the yolk of an egg without disturbing the shell.
RECYCLING TAKES ON THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY
A lot of sportswear is made with plastic. Running shoes, cold-weather vests, yoga pants, and more items in your wardrobe are shot through with polyester fibers.
GOT ENERGY? THANK YOUR MOTHER
Whether you have boundless energy or are habitually low-key could be an inheritance from your mother, according to new research from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
META’S “SMART GLASSES” CAN LEARN ALL ABOUT YOU
Meta designed its “smart” glasses as a wearable camera. They look like regular horn-rims but they’re able to take photos and videos of what you’re looking at.
INDOOR VERTICAL FARM PLANS TO GROW FOUR MILLION POUNDS OF BERRIES A YEAR
Virginia’s Plenty Richmond Farm aims to branch out: its new growing system is designed to produce strawberries year-round from plants hanging off of 30-foot towers.
NEWLY DISCOVERED PROTEIN HALTS DAMAGE TO DNA
Researchers at Canada’s Western University have discovered a protein in a bacterium called D. radiodurans that not only arrests damage to DNA but also signals the body’s repair mechanism to come and fix it.
BACTERIA RESTORE HISTORIC FRESCOES, SCOUR AWAY GRAFFITI
In 2008, Spanish microbiologist Pilar Bosch was wondering what she should research as a subject for her doctoral dissertation when she happened on a study indicating that bacteria could be a useful tool in restoring paintings.