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November 30, 2016

Researchers develop novel wound-healing technology
Pullman WA (SPX) Nov 30, 2016
A WSU research team has successfully used a mild electric current to take on and beat drug-resistant bacterial infections, a technology that may eventually be used to treat chronic wound infections. The researchers report on their work in the online edition of npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. Led by Haluk Beyenal, Paul Hohenschuh Distinguished Professor in the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, the research team used an antibiotic in combination with the electri ... read more

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Biologists watch speciation in a laboratory flask Biologists have discovered that the evolution of a new species can occur rapidly enough for them to observe the process in a simple laboratory flask. In a month-long experiment using a virus h ... more		Groundwater helium level could signal potential risk of earthquake Japanese researchers have revealed a relationship between helium levels in groundwater and the amount of stress exerted on inner rock layers of the earth, found at locations near the epicenter of th ... more		Glowing crystals can detect, cleanse contaminated drinking water Tiny, glowing crystals designed to detect and capture heavy-metal toxins such as lead and mercury could prove to be a powerful new tool in locating and cleaning up contaminated water sources. Motiva ... more
				Life before oxygen Somewhere between Earth's creation and where we are today, scientists have demonstrated that some early life forms existed just fine without any oxygen. While researchers proclaim the first half of ... more		Researchers produce map of farming households across the world Smallholder and family farms are crucial to feeding the planet, and successful policies aimed at alleviating poverty, boosting food security and protecting biodiversity and natural resources depend ... more

New forecast tool helps ships avoid blue whale hotspots Scientists have long used satellite tags to track blue whales along the West Coast, learning how the largest animals on the planet find enough small krill to feed on to support their enormous size. ... more		Study says salt marshes have limited ability to absorb excess nitrogen Add fertilizer to your garden and your plants will probably grow bigger and taller. Add fertilizer to a salt marsh and the plants may not get any bigger at all. That's according to a new study led b ... more		China emissions flat in third quarter as solar surges: study Conference travel emissions exceed research energy use Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centers		To communicate, some ants swap spit Florida carpenter ants share food through a mouth-to-mouth exchange called trophallaxis. New research shows fluid exchange during trophallaxis offers ants another line of communication. ... more
				Almost half of HIV infections worldwide undetected: WHO The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that nearly half of all people with HIV around the globe do not know they are infected, and called for broader access to at-home testing kits. ... more		One in seven with HIV in Europe unaware of infection: study One in seven people with HIV in Europe is unaware of their infection, the EU and World Health Organization reported Tuesday as 2015 marked another record year for new HIV cases in the region. ... more

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The young Taiwan fraudsters targeted by Beijing Taiwanese fraud rings based all over the world have for years swindled billions of dollars from members of the public through phone scams - now they are the target of an angry China. ... more		A reindeer's perilous journey in Swedish Lapland A herd of reindeer moves silently down the mountain, their silver coats and majestic antlers blending into the Swedish tundra as their herder leads them to their winter grazing grounds in the plains below. ... more		Geopolitical instability and AI drive transformation in EO market 'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit European Response to Escalating Space Security Crisis		Record coral kill-off on Great Barrier Reef A mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef this year killed more corals than ever before, scientists said Tuesday, sounding the alarm over the delicate ecosystem. ... more
Crisis looms as half of Iraq's Mosul goes without water Hundreds of thousands of people were without water in eastern Mosul Tuesday, residents and officials said, raising fears of a major health crisis in the war-torn Iraqi city. ... more		Ukraine moves giant new safety dome over Chernobyl Ukraine on Tuesday unveiled the world's largest moveable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of Europeans for future generations. ... more		S.Africa launches major new trial of AIDS vaccine South Africa on Wednesday begins a major clinical trial of an experimental vaccine against the AIDS virus, which scientists hope could be the "final nail in the coffin" for the disease. ... more		The fusion reactor that employs a liquid metal shower In a magnetic field confinement fusion reactor, we maintain the high-temperature plasma through the magnetic field lines by floating the plasma apart from a vessel. However, there forms inevitably a ... more

	West Antarctic ice shelf breaking up from the inside out A key glacier in Antarctica is breaking apart from the inside out, suggesting that the ocean is weakening ice on the edges of the continent. The Pine Island Glacier, part of the ice shelf that bound ... more		Researchers find biggest exposed fault on Earth Geologists have for the first time seen and documented the Banda Detachment fault in eastern Indonesia and worked out how it formed. Lead researcher Dr Jonathan Pownall from The Australian National ... more

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