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Carbohydrate Polymers Could be a Sweet Solution for Water Purification
In Cassandra Callmann and her team’s proof-of-concept, the sticky materials removed heavy metals including cadmium and lead.
Newly Discovered Antimicrobial Could Prevent or Treat Cholera
Natural antimicrobials called microcins are produced by bacteria in the gut and show promise in fighting infection.
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Newly Discovered Antibody Protects Against All COVID-19 Variants
Researchers have discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as similar coronaviruses.
Scientists Observe How New Fears Can Infiltrate Old Memories
The research has implications for understanding post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias.
In-Person Contact Linked With Lower Levels of Loneliness in Older Adults
Despite our hopes for technological ways to bridge connections between older adults and social partners, phone and digital contact cannot alleviate loneliness in the same...
Dark Matter Experiment Sets New Sensitivity Record
The world’s most sensitive dark matter detector still hasn't found evidence of weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs, but the search continues.
Early Galaxies Weren’t Too Big for Their Britches After All
It got called the crisis in cosmology. But now astronomers can explain some surprising recent discoveries.
Exciting News: Neurons Rely on Glial Cells to Become Electrically Excitable
Husniye Kantarci was part of a team that discovered the role of glial cells in controlling neural development, learning and numerous diseases.
Next Time You Beat a Virus, Thank Your Microbial Ancestors
Two of our key defenses against viruses have persisted for billions of years, arising before complex life.
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Digging into the Soil: Shedding Light on Unknown Players in Methane Production
A new study looks at metabolic processes in the previously understudied microbes called Asgard archaea in the soils of freshwater wetlands.