Natural Bacteria Could Kill Dengue-Carrying Mosquitoes, Australian Study Finds | Queensland

[ad_1] Infecting dengue-carrying mosquitoes with a natural strain of bacteria can dramatically reduce their numbers, new research from Australia shows. In a trial in three communities in northern Queensland, researchers significantly suppressed populations of Aedes aegypti mosquito that spreads dengue, Zika, chikungunya and other viruses. The trial was conducted with local approval in the towns … Read more

UW’s Shyam Gollakota named 2021 inventor Moore

[ad_1] Honors and awards | Profiles | Science | Your notebook October 4, 2021 Shyam Gollakota, professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, is recognized as a Moore Inventor Fellow for his work on the Internet of Biological Things and the Bio-inspired Internet of Things. Tara Gimmer / Jeeva wireless … Read more

Woman said her denim shorts gave her such a tight wedgie she ended up in intensive care with life-threatening sepsis

[ad_1] Crystal Cox / Business Insider Sam, 25, from North Carolina, told BuzzFeed she contracted a fatal infection after wearing denim shorts. The shorts irritated her skin so much that she developed both cellulitis and sepsis. Doctors considered removing the infected part of her buttocks, but luckily Sam recovered using antibiotics. Visit the Insider home … Read more

Henrietta Lacks’ family sues biotech company for cells, says she “chose to use her body for profit”

[ad_1] Henrietta Lacks’ estate sued a biotech company on Monday, accusing it of selling cells that doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took from the black woman in 1951 without her knowledge or consent under of a “racially unjust medical system”. The federal estate lawsuit says Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., of Waltham, Mass., Knowingly mass-produced and … Read more

News | City of Santa Clara

[ad_1] The Champions Parade and associated festivities will take place on Saturday, October 9 in historic downtown Santa Clara. The day includes the farmer’s market (8 a.m. to 1 p.m.), the community village (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.), the parade (11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) and salsa in the square (1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.). … Read more

Lockheed Martin engineer wins BOLD 10 Under 10 Alumni award

[ad_1] As part of its annual Homecoming activities, Binghamton University honors alumni who have graduated within the past 10 years, have demonstrated a very high level of professional achievement since leaving campus, and have great potential. for future leadership. About the event Lunch and the BOLD 10 Under 10 awards presentation will take place from … Read more

Students lead concrete projects thanks to prestigious UN-affiliated scholarship | News from the FIU

[ad_1] Students shine as the next generation on television Moros and Jaimes addressed global issues on television. D’Elena, their advisor at Honors College, recommended that they apply to appear on an innovative show called 4 Days to Save the World. The Panthers landed spots on the show, and Moros and Jaimes have already appeared in … Read more

Pioneer Helps Tama County 4-H Give Back | News, Sports, Jobs

[ad_1] County Council members (left to right) Lilly Bru, Emilie Claussen, Kaylynn Murty and Jay Bru present representatives of the Toledo Police Department (left to right) Chief Nathan Shepard, Officer Kyle Howe, l Officer Cole Savage and Detective Nathan Wunn with care bags they created as part of a Pioneer-funded project. – Contribution photo Each … Read more