Diabetic foot ulcers can take up to 150 days to heal. A biomedical engineering team wants to reduce it to 21 days. They’re planning to drop the healing time by amplifying what the body alrea... Read more
Carbon nanotubes that detect nitric oxide can be implanted under the skin for more than a year. Nitric oxide (NO) is one of the most important signaling molecules in living cells, carrying m... Read more
A hardy algae species is showing promise in both reducing power plant pollution and making biofuel, based on new research at the University of Delaware. The microscopic algae Heterosigma aka... Read more
Many scientists expect bacteria will not easily develop resistance to it Researchers at UC Santa Cruz have developed a novel approach for eradicating drug-resistant bacteria from woun... Read more
A new target for nitric oxide has been revealed in studies of how it inhibits the growth of Salmonella. This bacterium is a common cause of food-poisoning. “Nitric oxide is naturally p... Read more