Science

Synthetic Biologists Create Bacterial ‘Tape Recorder’

A team of synthetic biologists from Columbia University has successfully converted an immune system of the gut bacterium Escherichia coli into a microscopic ‘tape recorder,’ laying the groundwork for a new class of technologies that use bacteria for everything from disease diagnosis to environmental monitoring. The results are published in …

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Study: Opening Windows and Doors Improves Sleep Quality

Opening windows and doors before going to bed can reduce carbon dioxide levels in bedrooms and improve sleep quality, according to new research from the Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands. Mishra et al investigated influence of bedroom air quality on different sleep parameters. Image credit: Alfons Schueler. Dr. Asit …

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Earth Can Absorb High-Energy Neutrinos, Physicists Find

Neutrinos are subatomic particles that are famous for passing through anything and everything. Now, physicists have demonstrated that our planet stops high-energy neutrinos — they do not go through everything. The experiment was achieved with the IceCube Observatory, an array of 5,160 basketball-sized sensors frozen deep within a km3 of …

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