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MIT Scientists Develop Food Sensor That Can Detect Spoiled or Contaminated Food

XTalks

MIT engineers have designed a food sensor , made from an array of silk microneedles, that can pierce through the plastic packaging of foods to sample for bacterial contamination and spoilage. Two kinds of specialized “bioinks” react to the bacterial presence and certain pH levels, which respectively detect contamination and spoilage.

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Scientists sound alarm about unprecedented mercury accumulation in Pacific Ocean trenches

Scienmag

Multi-national team of scientists discover amounts of mercury in the deepest trenches of the Pacific Ocean that exceed any value ever recorded in remote marine sediments – even higher than many areas directly contaminated by industrial releases.

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DDW event focusses on rAAVs and long-read nanopore sequencing

Drug Discovery World

The event will feature experts Daniel Jachimowicz, Senior Bioscience Scientist at AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Sweden, and Bastian Schiffthaler, Senior Data Scientist at AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Sweden. The event will be supported by Oxford Nanopore Technologies. The event will take place on 13 May, 4PM BST.

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Nobel Prize in medicine awarded for research into the evolutionary history of humankind

STAT News

A Swedish scientist won the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology on Monday for his groundbreaking research into the evolutionary history of humankind. Pääbo unlocked scientists’ understanding of how genes from these extinct relatives have been passed down to present-day humans.

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Dangerous hitchhikers: Visualizing how we spread COVID-19 within our homes

Medical Xpress

While COVID-19 can be transmitted via contact with contaminated objects, most studies have focused on airborne droplet transmission. Their results illustrate the importance of immediate hand sanitization upon returning to avoid contact infection, reinforcing the effectiveness of a good hygiene.

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How can long-read nanopore sequencing support gene therapy delivery?

Drug Discovery World

The event will feature experts Daniel Jachimowicz, Senior Bioscience Scientist at AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Sweden, and Bastian Schiffthaler, Senior Data Scientist at AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Sweden. The event will be supported by Oxford Nanopore Technologies. The event will take place on 13 May, 4PM BST.

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Bloom studying New York state communities exposed to PFAS contaminated drinking water

Scienmag

Erin Bell, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, at the University at Albany, State University of New York, and Elizabeth Lewis-Michl, Research Scientist and Director, Division of Environmental Health Assessment at the New York State Department of Health, for […].