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Plastic-Eating Bacteria Turn Waste Into Useful Materials

Researchers have engineered a strain of E. coli that can digest polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics and transform them into adipic acid – a useful feedstock for nylon materials, drugs and fragrances.
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Cigarette-Style Packaging Warnings Could Help Cut Meat Consumption

Participants in the research were between 7-10% less likely to purchase meat products if they came with bold warning labels, similar to the kind used in cigarette packaging.
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Engineers Develop Efficient Process To Make Fuel From Carbon Dioxide

The search is on worldwide to find ways to extract carbon dioxide from the air or from power plant exhaust and then make it into something useful. One of the more promising ideas is to make it into a stable fuel that can replace fossil fuels.
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Soybean Production and Pesticides Linked to Childhood Leukemia Deaths in Brazil

The high quantities of pesticides used on the soybean crops are thought to be responsible for the country's rising rates of childhood cancers.
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Using Lasers To “Heat and Beat” 3D-Printed Steel Could Help Reduce Costs

Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing metal that could help reduce costs and make more efficient use of resources.
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First Wireless Device Developed To Make Magnetism Appear in Non-Magnetic Materials

Wireless technology could control and make magnetism appear in non-magnetic materials, which could facilitate magnetic nanorobots for biomedicine.
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DNA From Pet Hairs Helps Catch Criminals

New research has shown that a single transferred cat hair contains DNA that could link a suspect to a crime scene or a victim.
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Underwater Robot Reveals New Details of Antarctic Ice Crevasses

Under the direction of a Cornell-led research team, the robot has meandered through the many crevasses below Antarctica, scanning the slopes of ice and examining water conditions along the way.
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Climate Change Could Affect the Flavor of Beer

There are few things tastier than the crisp bite of a cold IPA…for now. A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications found the changing global climate may be affecting the flavor and cost of beer.
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Novel Imaging Method Sheds New Light on Osteoclasts

Imaging technology developed at Garvan shows that bone-resorbing osteoclasts gather in distinct pockets, leading to new insights for osteoporosis and cancer treatment.
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