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Watch: Cells flatten themselves to better move through mucus

Jul 26, 2022

When the fluid changes from the viscosity of water to that of honey, the cells immediately flatten to become quicker and more efficient. People sick with certain diseases, including asthma...

VIU Adjunct Professor’s research seeks to improve perinatal, neonatal services in Nunavut village

Jul 26, 2022

Dr. Patricia Johnston has been awarded a $500K grant from the Canadian Institute of Health research for her project. ­­Vancouver Island University (VIU) Adjunct Professor and Sessional Instructor of Social...

DTU Journal in Scopus Index Thanks to International Collaboration

Jul 25, 2022

It took DTU three years since the official launch of the journal Industrial Networks and Intelligent Systems, seven years since the inception of the idea and the start of its...

Evidence shows virtually zero risk of 'mad cow' from blood donations in Australia

Jul 25, 2022

Research estimates that in Australia a blood donation from a person who could potentially transmit Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease would occur once every 65 years. From today, people who were in the...

Yellen downplays US recession risk as economic reports loom

Jul 25, 2022

FILE - Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee during a hearing on Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Budget on Capitol Hill in...

She’s 17 and Has a Roth IRA. How Gen Z Is Handling Its First Bear Market.

Jul 25, 2022

Now, at 17, Gupta is confronting her first bear market. U.S. stocks haven’t suffered a protracted bear market since the financial crisis of 2008-’09. Gen Z survey respondents say they...

Google Fires Blake Lemoine, Engineer Who Called Its AI Sentient

Jul 24, 2022

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Former Trump aide Steve Bannon guilty in Jan. 6 contempt of Congress case

Jul 23, 2022

Former Trump White House aide Steve Bannon was found guilty Friday of two counts of contempt of Congress after a trial in federal court in Washington, D.C. "Mr. Bannon had...

Fabric + form = a mask that uniquely fits your face

Jul 23, 2022

The global pandemic, for example, has underscored the need for face masks that effectively seal around the nose and mouth. But faces and their features differ from one person to...

Four researchers with MIT ties earn Schmidt Science Fellowships

Jul 23, 2022

Four researchers with MIT ties — Juncal Arbelaiz, Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao, Sandya Subramanian, and Hannah Zlotnick ’17 — have been honored with competitive Schmidt Science Fellowships. “The Schmidt Science Fellowship...