Biological Sciences
Although your exercise regimen is good for your body, it may not be enough to counteract the negative effects of sitting.
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In their ongoing quest to develop the latest and most effective drugs for disease treatment, researchers in the University of Kentucky's Center for Pharmaceutical Research and Innovation (CPRI) are looking deep — as in, deep underground.
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Electrically conducting bacteria important for energy, environment and technology.
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As the Fukushima crisis continues to remind the world of the potential dangers of nuclear disposal and unforeseen accidents, scientists are reporting progress toward a new way to detect the radioactive materials uranium and plutonium in waste water.
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Innovation Corps project explores how to bring technology to the field.
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Carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide can be implanted under the skin for more than a year.
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Problem: With their critical needs for indoor air quality, power, temperature, humidity and other environmental conditions, labs traditionally have had a difficult time balancing the growing pressures for energy efficiency with the technical requirements of the required functionality within the facility.
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On the continental margins, where the seafloor drops hundreds of meters below the water’s surface, low temperatures and high pressure lock methane inside ice crystals. Called methane hydrates, these crystals are a potential energy source, but they are also a potential source of global warming if massive amounts of methane were released during an earthquake or by rising ocean temperatures.
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Clay – a seemingly infertile blend of minerals – might have been the birthplace of life on Earth.
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Australian researchers have found that zinc can 'starve' one of the world's most deadly bacteria by preventing its uptake of an essential metal.
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In a study led by Duke researchers, monkeys have learned to control the movement of both arms on an avatar using just their brain activity.
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Aislinn Rowan ’14 has always had an intense interest in science. Lehigh has provided her many opportunities to convert her passion into a career, and Rowan has not failed to capitalize.
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