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May 13, 2017 · Deep sea organism. Image by Ocean Explorer/NOAA. Organisms use this process to serve many functions, most often to provide a signal, communicate with other organisms, lure prey, or to illuminate their surroundings. Tourists visit Puerto Rico's Vieques Island to witness firsthand the magic of bioluminescence that is abundant in the ocean there.
Jul 19, 2017 · In 1956, researcher Fred Bang made a historic discovery about horseshoe crab's strange blue blood. Fred Bang discovered the horseshoe crab's clotting mechanism that contains bacterial infections — and it turned out to work even outside the crab's body.
Jul 1, 2017 · The Deepwater Horizon oil spill that began on April 20, 2010, was the largest maritime oil spill in history. Killing 11 people and discharging 4.1 million barrels of oil and natural gas into the Gulf of Mexico, the event was an unparalleled personal, environmental, and business disaster. It was also the first major oil spill to take place in the deep ocean.
Feb 1, 2017 · Sleep lets our body processes rest and restores us for the next day, so a bad night's sleep can ruin the following twenty-four hours and even make us feel sick. Now, new research published in the journal Sleep cements the idea that loss of sleep actually leaves us vulnerable to sickness.
Mar 19, 2015 · When a stuffy nose hits, it feels like breathing clearly and easily may never come again. Allergies, colds, and even changes in weather can leave our sinuses blocked, with medicine seeming like the only option. But don't break out the medication just yet — relieving the pressure of a stuffy nose, a stuffy head, and stuffy ears can be as easy as touching a pressure point.
Aug 8, 2017 · This is an electronic microscopy image of Group A Streptococcus (faint purple chains) overlaid with a confocal microscopy image of M protein (red) internalized in macrophages (blue). Image via UC San Diego Health. Injection of mice intraperitoneally with M produced significantly more interleukin-1 beta than mice that received no M protein.
Mar 29, 2017 · There have been mumps outbreaks in three different US colleges so far this year as instances of the illness are on the rise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Three students at Illinois State University and about 20 at Louisiana State University (LSU) have been diagnosed with the condition this week, while there are four confirmed and three probable cases of mumps at Chapman University in California.
Aug 8, 2017 · The growing list of dangerous antibiotic resistant organisms has just acquired three new members. Researchers have discovered three new species of Klebsiella bacteria, all of which can cause life-threatening infections and have genes that make them resistant to commonly used antibiotics.
Aug 30, 2017 · As the fish farming industry struggles to become more environmentally friendly, it just gained another problem. Fish food loaded with antibiotic-resistant genes. Do you like salmon? Around the world, salmon aquaculture represents about 70% of the market, according to the World Wildlife Fund. But, fish farming is resource intensive and causes some problems, including:
Jan 25, 2017 · Despite the availability of a vaccine against it, almost 50% of men aged 18-59 in the US are infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV). Why? A new study published in JAMA Oncology by at a team of researchers at the Womack Army Medical Center (WAMC) in Fort Bragg discusses the high infection rates of adult men, after analyzing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
